A Prince of a Guy

Red Hot Royals #1

by Jill Shalvis

Runaway Princess Carlyne Fortier read a desperate nanny ad in the paper and decided it was the answer to her prayers. Disguising herself, she applied. Anything to escape the demands of royal life!

Architect Sean O'Mara welcomed Carlyne with open arms. The woman might have been plain as dirt, but she had great references. Anything to cope with the demands of his sister's four-year-old whirling dervish! What happened next was right out of a fairy tale...

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Jill Shalvis is a NYT, USA Today, and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of small-town romance and romcoms, known for big feels, found family, and plenty of shenanigans.

If you love small-town chaos, meddling friends and neighbors, sizzling chemistry, and heroes who fall hard for the one woman they absolutely did not plan on, you’re in the right place. Jill’s books blend laugh-out-loud moments with emotional gut punches, slow-burn tension, and deeply earned happily ever afters.

She writes the stories she loves to read: small-town romance and romantic comedies packed with heart, heat, second chances, grumpy/sunshine sparks, and the kind of found-family vibes that make you want to move right into the pages. Many of her series are perfect for binge-reading, and a number of her books are available in Kindle Unlimited and at major retailers.

When she’s not writing, she’s probably plotting new ways to torture her characters, avoiding laundry, or daydreaming about fictional men and the strong, complicated women who bring them to their knees—and then making them work for it.

You can follow Jill here on Goodreads to keep up with new releases, add her books to your shelves, and discover which small town you want to get lost in next.

Reviews

[Jacquie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book!! Funny, touching,heartbreaking, it had it all. Highly recommended

[María · Rating 4 out of 5]

In spite of being a silly Harlequin romance, it was good! I loved the hero, the Princess was human and the sexual/live crescendo spectacular.
Sean is a bachelor that has to take care for a few days of blond 4 years-old Melissa. He needs a nanny. Writes an ad looking for one. And there appears... a real princess in disguise. Unrealistic, right? Well, not for Shalvis. I loved their story. I loved the sexier than sin hero and his huge heart.

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

leído el 05/12/2011

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick wonderful romance.

[Moey17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, simple, and easy novella!

[Cruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice enough story but he was a bit of a jerk when he learnt her secret.
But overall it works.

[Anita Rodz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Linda historia!!!

Es como un cuento de hadas un poco moderno y con cierta picardía y pasión. Fue muy entretenida y de fácil lectura!!!

[Willow Brook · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really like Shalvis' longer novels but am not such a fan of her short little category romances. I found the entire premise of this one really silly. A workaholic bachelor gets his unruly 4 year old niece dumped on him at 5 in the morning with no warning. The help ad he places is answered by a runaway princess who lives in another country. He was previously (and vaguely) hurt by a lying fiancee and now has trouble trusting women and hates lies. She lies constantly since she is pretending to be someone other than her royal self. And while she mocks herself for being self-pitying, she is still self-pitying which bugged me. Plus the kid is annoying in her wild, undisciplined ways, not cute or charming. And he needs to man up and get on with life. Otherwise, it was ok, LOL and was a quick read.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew it was a short story going into it so my expectations weren't the highest. I'm feeling generous so I give it 3 stars. It's short, sweet, highly unbelievable, but with an entertaining nosy neighbour who kind of steals the story with her crazy tree climbing antics! You'll like it well enough if you know you're getting a taste of a longer story :)

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

An older offering from Jill Shalvis with a cute story but short on the developed plots and character growth that most readers have come to expect from this author. Given it's a Harlequin title, it was entertaining for what it was.

[Colleen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really didn't dig the ending. It came too quickly after the build-up.

[Lu Bielefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gostei! Leitura leve e me distraiu bastante.

[Julie Mink · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Jill Shalvis books. They are fun romances and great escape reading. This is a runaway princess story and it has a happily ever after ending which I love.