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Once Upon a Tiara #4
A Tiara Under the Tree
The ultimate prize this Christmas...
Former beauty queen Waverly Leverve can barely show her face in public after an embarrassing meme goes viral. But now fate and a misdelivered pizza have brought her dreams back to life. Gorgeous bad boy turned business mogul Dominic Crowne wants to sponsor Waverly in a pageant scheduled for Christmas Eve. Waverly vows to keep their arrangement purely professional--but soon their arrangement quickly takes a sensual turn...
Dominic knows that his golden touch can fix almost anything--including Waverly's tilted tiara. Against his own will, Dominic is mesmerized with his stunning new client. He's falling for the pageant princess and the vulnerable yet sexy woman within. But when Waverly's ultimate goal finally comes within reach, can he help her achieve professional redemption and find his Princess Charming under the mistletoe?
Former beauty queen Waverly Leverve can barely show her face in public after an embarrassing meme goes viral. But now fate and a misdelivered pizza have brought her dreams back to life. Gorgeous bad boy turned business mogul Dominic Crowne wants to sponsor Waverly in a pageant scheduled for Christmas Eve. Waverly vows to keep their arrangement purely professional--but soon their arrangement quickly takes a sensual turn...
Dominic knows that his golden touch can fix almost anything--including Waverly's tilted tiara. Against his own will, Dominic is mesmerized with his stunning new client. He's falling for the pageant princess and the vulnerable yet sexy woman within. But when Waverly's ultimate goal finally comes within reach, can he help her achieve professional redemption and find his Princess Charming under the mistletoe?
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published October 17, 2017
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December 5, 2018
This story was incredibly cute, and a fun insta-lovey holiday read, but I found myself distracted by the fact that a lot of pertinent detail and description seemed to be missing in the surroundings and in what the characters were doing.
December 20, 2020
Unfortunately this book was like a rollercoaster for me. It started off really patchy and it often felt like there were paragraphs missing. This story follows a beauty queen named Waverly who has just been dethroned from her local pageant after going off on a reporter. She has moved to a new town and is laying low right now. After a mix of with a pizza that was delivered to the wrong address she is convinced by a handsome business owner, Dominic, to enter the local pageant and get back on track to becoming Miss Georgia.
And things just kind of rush along from there with most of the story being told off page. It was hard to get invested because despite their instant attraction to each other I don't feel they had enough time together on page. Dominic leaves town for three months which should've given way to a slow burn romance. Instead we don't really get to see how Waverly or Dominic cope during that time. Instead the story is fast forwarded to his return and they immediately jump into a full blown relationship.
And then Dominic just had this overbearing personality I couldn't stand. He really wasn't supportive of Waverly's pageant dreams. He lost his temper more than once and physically assaulted a man he saw as a threat. He was angry that Waverly would have to compete in a swimsuit competition because he didn't want other men ogling her. I felt like much of his persona was written off as a being a bad boy but he was just a jerk. The bare bones were there but the plot never fully formed for me and there wasn't enough chemistry outside of the bedroom for me to overlook the random time jumps.
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And things just kind of rush along from there with most of the story being told off page. It was hard to get invested because despite their instant attraction to each other I don't feel they had enough time together on page. Dominic leaves town for three months which should've given way to a slow burn romance. Instead we don't really get to see how Waverly or Dominic cope during that time. Instead the story is fast forwarded to his return and they immediately jump into a full blown relationship.
And then Dominic just had this overbearing personality I couldn't stand. He really wasn't supportive of Waverly's pageant dreams. He lost his temper more than once and physically assaulted a man he saw as a threat. He was angry that Waverly would have to compete in a swimsuit competition because he didn't want other men ogling her. I felt like much of his persona was written off as a being a bad boy but he was just a jerk. The bare bones were there but the plot never fully formed for me and there wasn't enough chemistry outside of the bedroom for me to overlook the random time jumps.
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January 29, 2022
Waverly and Dominic had a lot chemistry and were fantastic together. Waverly's life of a beauty queen was interesting and I enjoyed getting to see that aspect of her life as she went for her dreams. Dominic's support was sweet and inspiring. The story ended perfectly.
October 28, 2019
Sadly not a book for me, but if you like Mill and Boon you might enjoy it.
December 13, 2020
Waverly is a life long pageant girl gunning for Miss Georgia who just lost her crown for snapping at a journalist and being turned into a meme. While drowning her sorrows in cupcakes she meets Dominic, owner of a local high end auto shop, and he gives up the last cupcake to her. Later, when he is babysitting his nephew - who is in fact a house pig - he winds up with a neighbor's pizza delivery and when he goes to swap, who does he find but Waverly. They start talking and he sees an opportunity, he can sponsor her return to the local pageant in order to connect his business with the community. His business turns out to be perfect, as they head toward the holidays classic cars in a holiday parade prove an ideal setup, but less ideal is the morality clause that keeps blocking the growing relationship between Waverly and Dominic.
This was mostly cheesy but adorable, very easily could be a really good holiday romance movie, until the last 2 chapters. Dominic had toed the line earlier, but full on physical assault is a deal breaker for me. Otherwise, I'm just not a fan of aggressive flirting, which happens the first time they meet, as well as the total lack of communication about his estranged father's death, like it just happens and when she finds out she's shocked but they never really talk about it. I really liked both primary and secondary characters through the whole book, and the setting made it feel like it could easily be expanded on beyond this book. It took a bit to get to the holiday stuff, but the author clearly knows how to set the scene right. Sadly, it really rushed through the relationship in the 2nd half (and especially the epilogue feels a mess). Kind of a bummer, because this one had so much to like but fouled it up, I definitely would check out other work from the author.
This was mostly cheesy but adorable, very easily could be a really good holiday romance movie, until the last 2 chapters. Dominic had toed the line earlier, but full on physical assault is a deal breaker for me. Otherwise, I'm just not a fan of aggressive flirting, which happens the first time they meet, as well as the total lack of communication about his estranged father's death, like it just happens and when she finds out she's shocked but they never really talk about it. I really liked both primary and secondary characters through the whole book, and the setting made it feel like it could easily be expanded on beyond this book. It took a bit to get to the holiday stuff, but the author clearly knows how to set the scene right. Sadly, it really rushed through the relationship in the 2nd half (and especially the epilogue feels a mess). Kind of a bummer, because this one had so much to like but fouled it up, I definitely would check out other work from the author.
December 29, 2019
This book fails both structurally and in terms of delivery. The premise is presented completely without context, and there is zero exposition in the initial pages—readers feel confused and as if someone cut out entire paragraphs from the text at random. These gaps continue as the story progresses. Characterization is completely non-existent, and the pacing is choppy and uneven. The male protagonist is a disgusting he-man who physically assaults other men who flirt with the heroine, and he looms over her threateningly when she has to wear a bathing suit in public as part of a beauty pageant. This is, of course, meant to be "romantic." Also, the instalove is off the charts.
Basically, nothing works here.
Basically, nothing works here.
December 13, 2020
Miss GA gets her crowne
I liked the premise of the story. We have a beauty pageant winner and a “bad boy” entrepreneur that needed each other to win over the community. Something didn’t connect for me with the main characters though. The pace was slow enough that I should’ve felt a slow burn between them. Yet, it was just one problem after the other. No real bond was formed for me. I took one star for that being a plot issue. I liked the author’s writing style. The talent was obvious.
I liked the premise of the story. We have a beauty pageant winner and a “bad boy” entrepreneur that needed each other to win over the community. Something didn’t connect for me with the main characters though. The pace was slow enough that I should’ve felt a slow burn between them. Yet, it was just one problem after the other. No real bond was formed for me. I took one star for that being a plot issue. I liked the author’s writing style. The talent was obvious.
November 10, 2017
I love ❤️ it
November 22, 2017
Full of laughs and more than I wanted to know about beauty pageants. Waverly and Dominic are delightful, the beauty queen and the bad boy turned business mogul.
December 6, 2017
3.85 stars
Enjoyed this story
I need to figure out why I have not read the previous books, thought I had
Enjoyed this story
I need to figure out why I have not read the previous books, thought I had
December 16, 2017
What you thought was important turns out to not be important at all
December 9, 2018
Loved this holiday season romance... The romance part was slow, but good.
February 22, 2020
great book love the chemistry they had .
November 20, 2017
I'm not big on pageant type stories, but this one, I enjoyed, especially that fool mayor AScot (I know that's not his real name, but that's how he was acting)
April 20, 2019
A Tiara Under the Tree
It was a cute little love story. It was entertaining. Just the right amount of sexual situations which I really don't like. Lol!
It was a cute little love story. It was entertaining. Just the right amount of sexual situations which I really don't like. Lol!
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