"fun fairy tale reminiscent of Roman Holiday"
Parker Dillon informs her two best friends Shey Carlson
and Cara Phillips that she needs a job so she becomes a
waitress at Monarch's, Shey's coffeehouse in Erie,
Pennsylvania. That would not be strange for a business
degree graduate to work tables, but Parker is not your
typical waitress as her full name is Princess Maria Anna
Parker Mickovich Dillonetti; all she wants is to be middle
class not royalty. She waits on a man with a small girl and boy who is their
Uncle Jace O'Donnell, a local private investigator who
knows that his server is not an ordinary waitress as he
has been hired by her family to keep her safe and to feed
them information about her. Now Prince Eduardo Matthew
Tanner Ericson of Amar is coming to marry her. Parker
blames her mess on Shey who insisted she call home to tell
them she is safe. She does not want to marry Tanner; she
wants Shey to deal with the prince (in July) as Parker
prefers exploring the princess and her private eye. ONCE UPON A PRINCESS is a fun fairy tale reminiscent of
Roman Holiday. Parker is a delightful protagonist who
wants to live life outside the royal fishbowl while Jace
believes she deserves better than a small town sleuth and
also feels guilty for spying on her with her family though
he rationalizes that it is for her good. Holly Jacobs
provides a fine contemporary romance that her retinue will
enjoy and look forward to riding a motorcycle with Shey
and Tanner in the sequel ONCE UPON A PRINCE. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 20, 2005
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