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Once Upon a Royal Summer is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
From the USA Today bestselling author of the book-to-TV stories Unleashing Mr. Darcy and Northern Lights of Christmas, among countless others, comes an enchanting royal romance perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay, Sariah Wilson, and Emma St. Clair.
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1 author picked Once Upon a Royal Summer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’m usually all about the hero, but in this sweet book, it was the heroine whom I fell for. Lacey Pope plays Princess Sweet Pea at a fairytale theme park, and she takes her role seriously. She has a list of royal rules that include: “Always make friends with birds and butterflies, and always, always be kind.” When she shares them with two visitors to the park, she doesn’t realize that she’s talking to a real—and grumpy—prince and his daughter.
Lacey lives by her royal rules in real life, too—like Amy Adams in the movie Enchanted—and the prince falls in…
From Nancy's list on modern-day royalty.
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