by Cara Colter
A joyous romance!
Cara Colter's HER ROYAL WEDDING WISH
is a captivating reverse play on the Cinderella story in a short
romance. Fine character development and a fun plot make this book a top
choice for short romance lovers. As well as being a wonderful escape
read on one level, Her Royal Wedding Wish has a powerful message about
independence and love.
Princess Shoshauna of B'Ranasha, a very conservative land especially
when it comes to women, faces a marriage arranged by her father. All
her life, she has had servants to pamper her and take care of every
wish. What is everyone's fantasy has become her prison. _Propriety and
her station in life forbid normal activities from cooking to swimming.
Even her choice of hairstyle is dictated and judged by others. Jake
Ronan is a member of top notch multinational military unit composed of
the cream of the crop from the SEALs, the Delta Force, The French
Foreign Legion and more. As a member of the unit, code named Excaliber,
Jake has been hired to protect the Royal Princess and the wedding. What
appeared to be an easy job on an almost vacation spot, turns into a
full time alert when someone fires shots. Jake scrambles, taking her
away from the chaos to an exotic island where he can protect her.
Taken away from her royal setting, this royal princess is now free but
will she be safe? As she explores all those forbidden things like
bikinis and haircuts on the way to the island refuge, Jake knows he has
met trouble! Everything she does draws attention to her but his job is
to hide her, make her blend in or become invisible. When Jake and
Shoshauna are finally alone together and safe on a deserted island,
Jake's trouble really starts.
Her exuberance for life and ordinary things fills him with joy and
amusement. Her beauty is undeniable but friendship and their growing
love distract Jake from his professional duties. One slip can endanger
her life! Can Jake let go of his past enough to love the woman before
him? Can Shoshauna in her new found freedom discover the inner strength
to become her own woman and make her own way in life rather than
letting others dictate her actions?
As Cara Colter pits a weary hardened soldier against a pampered
princess, she joins an innocent, almost childlike freshness of life
with a hardened soldier who carries a past of sadness and
disappointment in his heart. Through her heroine's eye, Cara Colter
stands the Cinderella fantasy on its head, allowing the modern woman
reader desiring escape, to rediscover some of the joys and freedom in
the small daily acts that seem to be a chore. As the royal princess
becomes a full person choosing to be independent, Cara Colter gives the
reader a beautiful and powerful look into the power of a woman who
lives life to the fullest whether it be cooking or surfboarding. Cara
Colter doesn't stop there, however, but takes this image beyond simple
notions of independence. Several moving passages about the chemistry
between the hero and the heroine develop a portrait of romance that
includes independence and intimacy, bliss over surrender. The final
scenes when the Princess must return home and confront her intended
Prince Mahail are priceless, packed with humor, spunk and emotion. In HER ROYAL WEDDING WISH, the
narrative has a smooth, gradual feel. The breakthrough moment feels
rich and almost spiritual. At the same time, this romance is full of
joy. I laughed and smiled as the heroine found herself. HER ROYAL WEDDING WISH made me see
my own life through a news lens, a prism that made annoying moments in
life happier and full of life.
Cara Colter's HER ROYAL WEDDING WISH
is a must for short romance lovers who are also cat lovers. From the
sad but heart-felt Dear Reader note and dedication that prefaces her
romance to the images of cats interlaced at emotional points in the
story, this romance will have an added emotional effect on cat lovers!
Publisher: Harlequin
Romance (June 2008)
By Royal Appointment
