A Princess For Christmas

by Shirley Jump

Bulldozing his way into sleepy Harborside, Jake laughs in the face of the local opposition, but is stopped in his tracks by fiery Italian Mariabella Santaro.

To protect the community that has treated her like a daughter and kept her secret, Mariabella will have to help Jake fall in love with the place—fast. For in Mariabella's stocking there aren't candy canes and chocolates—there's a diamond tiara and a plane ticket to the palace!

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Christmas

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Shirley Jump is a writing instructor and an award-winning, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and USA Today bestselling author who has published more than 80 books in 24 countries. She has spoken all over the world about the power of narrative and how to create compelling books. A former reporter and communications director for a marketing agency, she uses her diverse background to help clients create impactful books that readers can’t down.

She knows the path to publication isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, so to help writers write their best possible book, she offers monthly Manuscript Masterminds through her website, www.WritingCompellingFiction.com.

On her channel, https://YouTube.com/@WritingCompellin..., she unlocks the secrets behind compelling novels and delves into the psychological aspect of overcoming creativity-stoppers like doubt and perfectionism. Follow her channel for more writing exercises, classes, and behind-the-scenes writing lessons or join her Manuscript Mastermind to build your tribe of like-minded writers and receive crucial feedback on your pages.

Reviews

[Vikki Andrews]

cute and sweet, won't read this author again

[Jodie Portugal · Rating 2 out of 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI2P0...
my honest review

[Boadicea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unbelievable and unlikeable

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending wasn't bad, but teh first part of this book really dragged. I wanted to know how it ended, but seriously hated reading the first half of the book to get to anything that was actually interesting. Personally, I do not think the author did well writing royalty. I've read alot of royal romances, and this one does not measure up. I was curious to know about the princess's mystery and why she was in hiding, would she go back, but quite frankly, the entire first half of this book is uninteresting.

[Gemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book because I'm a fan of the author. Unfortunately, she choose two themes that I hate. The modern-day royal of some obscure little fictional country, and the evil big-city guy out to destroy the perfect small town. Blech. After reading the first few chapters, I ended up skipping to the end just to see how it all worked out. This may have been an okay read if you like those themes, but it just wasn't a good fit for me.

[Jane(Janelba) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thisq was a cute story but suffered from the beginning being too drawn out and not of great importance. I liked the characters though.

[Michaela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standard mills and boon book.