Princess Marie of
Eldovia is in New York to speak before the United Nations and to try to repair
relations for important trade deals for her small European country. Running late to an important party, she yields
a cab. Leo Ricci is actually done with
work, but when his sister Gabby sees a princess in a fancy gown, she knows they
need to help her. Marie asks Leo to be
her driver for the rest of her New York tour and then invites the two back to
Eldovia to celebrate Christmas. Will Leo
and Marie find love for Christmas?
I thoroughly enjoyed
this novel. I loved the witty banter
between Leo and Marie. I also loved that
they were two lonely people who had lost loved ones and were looking for a way
forward. They were both nice people that
truly cared for others. They at times
had a Han Solo / Princess Leia type relationship with Leo calling Marie the
wrong titles just to be funny. I also
loved that the book was self-aware with Leo saying at one point that Marie was
the princess of a fake Hallmark movie type country. That made me laugh out loud! The book did get steamy towards the end, so
it veers out of Hallmark territory. I
was excited to see that there will be a follow-up called Duke, Actually that
will be out next Christmas. I am looking
forward to it!
I would be remis
to not mention that Marie is a mechanical engineer and Leo is an architectural student. Marie even talks about how she took a history
of civil engineering course at college.
Long time readers of this blog will know that I am always looking for
mentions of engineering in novels. I
found it and I loved it!! I would love
to see more heroines that are also engineers.
I love the cover
of this book. It not only matches one of
Marie’s outfits in the book, but it has a classic 1950s feel to it.
Overall, A
Princess for Christmas was delightful and fun holiday romance. I enjoyed it and am looking forward to the
next book in the series!
Book Source: Review Copy from William Morrow. Thank-you!
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