Regina Beswick was born to be a princess. But she's content to be a small-town girl, running a classic auto restoration shop, unaware a secret destiny awaits her. One that will leap from the pages of her grandmother's hand-painted book of fairytales. Tanner Burkhardt is the stoic Minister of Culture for the Grand Duchy of Hessenberg. When he is tasked to retrieve the long-lost princess, he must overcome his fear of failure in order to secure his nation's future---and his own. Yet lurking in the political shadows is a fierce opponent with sinister plans to abolish the throne forever. Overwhelmed with opposition, Regina must decide if she's destined to restore old cars or an ancient nation. Together---with a little divine intervention---Regina and Tanner discover the truth of her heritage and the healing power of true love.
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My Thoughts
After adoring Once Upon a Prince last year, I was extremely excited to read this sequel, and to my great delight it did not disappoint and I loved this one too!
I loved Regina and how down to earth she was! It was so cool how she didn't let discovering she was a princess change who she was and instead did everything she could to stay as normal as possible! I also loved how gracious she was and how she handled the different situations that came her way.
Tanner was also great and I definitely identified with his fear of failure. I loved watching him grow through the course of this book.
I enjoyed seeing Nathaniel and Susanna from the first book again, and the new characters that were introduced in this one were great too. Everyone from Reggie's dad and Al to her staff in Hessenberg were fantastic!
I thought the author did a fantastic job of making everything seem so real even though it was a fictional place. I especially liked all of the “historical” parts that made it so much more authentic!
In short I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it!
Meet the AuthorRachel Hauck is the author of the best selling and RITA finalist, The Wedding Dress, as well as the ACFW Book of the Year winner Sweet Caroline, and RITA Finalist Love Starts With Elle. Hauck penned the critically acclaimed Songbird Novels with multi-platinum country artist Sara Evans, .
Her current release, Once Upon A Prince, received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly and Booklist.
She lives in sunny, though sometimes hurricane plagued, central Florida with her husband and their mini schnauzer, Miss Indpendent.
Rachel earned a degree in Journalism from Ohio State University and is a huge Buckeyes football fan.
She is the past President of American Christian Fiction Writers and now serves on the Executive Board. She was named ACFW Mentor of the Year in 2012.
Visit her web site at www.rachelhauck.com to sign up for her newsletter, read her blog, and to follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
I received this book free from the publisher in exchange for my review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Rachel Hauck is celebrating the release of her latest "swoon"-worthy romance, Princess Ever After, with a fun $200 "Princess" prize package giveaway and a Facebook "Princess" party on March 6th. Grab your tiaras and RSVP today!
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2 comments:
Really liked Tanner in this novel - he was (as you say) a great example of a hero who grows so much in a novel. Well done to Rachel! :)
Rissi-Yeah she really did a great job on this one!
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