Her Royal Wedding Wish

by Cara Colter

Book Overview

Princess Shoshauna of B'Ranasha has followed royal convention all her life. Her greatest wish is freedom--and to marry for love, not duty. A royal assignment: Suddenly in danger, Shoshauna is whisked to an exotic island by soldier Jake Ronan. He's been hired to protect her, and despite the attraction makes it clear he's here for duty, not love.... Her wedding wish: Being with Jake, Shoshauna feels truly happy and free for the first time. But can she...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373175205
• ISBN13: 9780373175208
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

5+ Stars: a joyous romance!

Cara Colter's HER ROYAL WEDDING WISH is a captivating reverse play on the Cinderella story in a short romance. Fine character development and a fun plot make this book a top choice for short romance lovers. As well as being a wonderful escape read on one level, Her Royal Wedding Wish has a powerful message about independence and love. Princess Shoshauna of B'Ranasha, a very conservative land especially when it comes to women, faces a marriage arranged by her father. All her life, she has had servants to pamper her and take care of every wish. What is everyone's fantasy has become her prison. _Propriety and her station in life forbid normal activities from cooking to swimming. Even her choice of hairstyle is dictated and judged by others. Jake Ronan is a member of top notch multinational military unit composed of the cream of the crop from the SEALs, the Delta Force, The French Foreign Legion and more. As a member of the unit, code named Excaliber, Jake has been hired to protect the Royal Princess and the wedding. What appeared to be an easy job on an almost vacation spot, turns into a full time alert when someone fires shots. Jake scrambles, taking her away from the chaos to an exotic island where he can protect her. Taken away from her royal setting, this royal princess is now free but will she be safe? As she explores all those forbidden things like bikinis and haircuts on the way to the island refuge, Jake knows he has met trouble! Everything she does draws attention to her but his job is to hide her, make her blend in or become invisible. When Jake and Shoshauna are finally alone together and safe on a deserted island, Jake's trouble really starts. Her exuberance for life and ordinary things fills him with joy and amusement. Her beauty is undeniable but friendship and their growing love distract Jake from his professional duties. One slip can endanger her life! Can Jake let go of his past enough to love the woman before him? Can Shoshauna in her new found freedom discover the inner strength to become her own woman and make her own way in life rather than letting others dictate her actions? As Cara Colter pits a weary hardened soldier against a pampered princess, she joins an innocent, almost childlike freshness of life with a hardened soldier who carries a past of sadness and disappointment in his heart. Through her heroine's eye, Cara Colter stands the Cinderella fantasy on its head, allowing the modern woman reader desiring escape, to rediscover some of the joys and freedom in the small daily acts that seem to be a chore. As the royal princess becomes a full person choosing to be independent, Cara Colter gives the reader a beautiful and powerful look into the power of a woman who lives life to the fullest whether it be cooking or surfboarding. Cara Colter doesn't stop there, however, but takes this image beyond simple notions of independence. Several moving passages about the chemistry between the hero and the heroine develop a portra