Lani danced with, kissed, and stole away with Max, and he's
more than keen to continue a relationship. But she's just
the nanny to his family of royals, in a small principality
in Europe. She knows this can never work and has decided
to keep her feet firmly on the ground. Why can't Max Bravo-
Calabretti see it that way?
THE PRINCE'S CINDERELLA BRIDE returns us to the island of
Montedora where I last saw a reversal of positions in that
a princess managed to fall in love with her bodyguard. Lani
is a small, dark-haired, Latino lady from Texas who loves
the royal children, the principality and her job. In the
evenings she studies old texts in the library and writes up
a history of the principality. When she was young she
didn't have the best taste in men, so she doesn't date. A
prince can't have serious intentions towards her and she
doesn't want to incur the family's displeasure. Max's wife
died four years ago and he feels that his footloose days
are long gone. He just wants to be a good parent, and Lani
is the only lady who has taken his fancy. Then Lani, who
has self-published romance books, manages to land a deal
for three more books. She can leave the job and be an
independent writer. She should be thrilled - and really,
she is - but something makes her hesitate.
I liked a lot about this instalment of the Bravo
Royales
series, which revisits a few of the earlier characters but
does not lose its way. The detail is always top-class in
Christine Rimmer's books. In this tale that ranges from
the olive trees, topiary and rose gardens to an
unfortunately ill child requiring the nanny's care. Nobody
ever claimed it was a glamorous job. Taking tea with the
princess Adrienne makes a fine contrast as poor Lani feels
she is being interviewed all over again - for quite a
different position.
If you want a lighter look at royal characters who break
boundaries in the pursuit of love, while remembering to
uphold the best traditions of their houses, THE PRINCE'S
CINDERELLA BRIDE by Christine Rimmer will keep you reading
and indulging in the marvellously scenic location.
It should never have happened—the night of forbidden magic
that turned Lani Vasquez and Prince Maximilian
Bravo-Calabretti into lovers. After all, Lani knew all too
well that an affair between a lowly nanny and the heir to
the throne could only end in heartbreak—her own. Which was
why she had to end it before she lost her herself
completely…
His New Year's Eve with Lani had rocked Max's world—and now
the Texas beauty wanted to be just friends? The single
father had sworn he'd never marry again, but Lani had
charmed his children and awakened his guarded heart. Will
the prince catch his Cinderella before the clock strikes
midnight?
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