Princess Ever After by Rachel Hauck
I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
My review:
Princess Ever After continues the Royal Weddings series begun in Once Upon a Prince. Repeat characters make only minor appearances, but the political issue that dominated the first book resurfaces in personal form for Regina Beswick. Reggie is a start-up restoration mechanic in small-town Florida when Tanner Burkhardt shows up at her shop with the surprise of a lifetime. Tanner informs her that she is a long-lost princess and the only living heir to the throne of Hessenberg-- and, oh, by the way, if she doesn't come back with him to assume the crown, Hessenberg will cease to be a country-- and her whole world is flipped upside down.
Regina's struggles to reconcile her future with that of Hessenberg may strike some readers as selfish, but Tanner's personal life and conflicts will be much more accessible. The romance develops at a perfect pace, with lots of fun moments sprinkled throughout. Royal-watchers will love the visits to couture clothiers, the adjustment to paparazzi and life in the papers, and the other luxe and juicy details of life in a modern palace.
The Christian themes are present but not heavy-handed; while non-Christians will probably not be impressed by how the faith is integrated throughout the book, neither is it artificial or cloyingly sweet. Tanner's struggles with God are particularly "real."
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