When Princess Bethany’s father, the king, sells one of his best stallions, she insists the animal get the royal treatment. Disguised as Beth Archer, a mere stable hand, she takes him to Happily Inc, California, a quaint wedding destination that’s especially sparkly over the holidays.
Rich women have no place on Cade Saunders’s ranch. He wants a down-to-earth girl-next-door type—like Beth Archer. After a few cocoa-flavored kisses by the Christmas tree, Bethany begins to fall for her irresistibly handsome host. But will Cade still want her when he discovers she’s more familiar with a crown than a cowboy hat? AMAZON 3.5 STARS
This was a fast, fun, feel good story with good main characters.
It was easy to see from the picture of Beth's life why she wanted to be seen as just a normal every-day kind of person. She's been misused by people trying to gain something from being with her. It was hard to trust when people saw only The Princess. Being in the same town gave her an unusual opportunity for people to know the real Beth. She loves her family and her adopted country but like she says, she is American at heart (and birth). Beth also starts making real friendships especially with Cade's sister Pallas.
Cade was a good stand-up kind of guy. But lies from a woman he is interested in is a game-killer. I liked his relationship with his sister but his mother? I remember her from a previous book. She's a pretentious snob of the first order. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall to the encounter when she realized that she had been horribly rude to Beth, the princess. When they first met, she thought Beth was just a stable girl and she had looked down her nose at her.
The relationship between Beth and Rida, the stallion she brought over was very tender to read.
There is a somewhat predictable H.E.A. but it was a good ending to a charming story.
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