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Steam Rating: 🍆🍆🍆 /5

Thank you to Avon for gifting me a review copy of A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday. This was both super cute and quite sexy, which doesn’t sound like it would work but somehow it really did. Think Hallmark movie, but with sexy times and dirty talk, if that helps.

Leo Ricci looks after his little sister Gabby after their parents died. And he put his own dreams on hold to make sure she has everything she needs. He drives a cab, is the super of their building, and is basically trying his best to hold it all together for her. But when he ends up with a real-life princess in his cab one night, his whole world is flipped upside down.

Princess Marie’s world is falling apart a little too when she meets Leo and Gabby. Her domineering father has been hell to be around since her mother died, and she’s trying to hold things down for the two of them, not to mention her whole country. But she’s lonely, stressed, and has dreams of her own she’s had to put on the back-burner to take care of everyone else.

I don’t want to give you any spoilers, but this was just the fun, flirty Christmas book I needed.

I never fully warmed up to the princess, although I liked her well enough, but I loved Leo. He has zero shits to give and won’t be anything other than himself, but he’s also caring, considerate and insightful. Plus I found him really funny, which is always a quality I value in a man. If you’re in the mood for a good holiday read, definitely check this one out (click the button below to grab a copy). If you’re looking for more holiday reads, check out my list here.

Synopsis:

Leo Ricci's already handling all he can, between taking care of his little sister Gabby, driving a cab, and being the super of his apartment building in the Bronx. But when Gabby spots a "princess" in a gown outside of the UN trying to hail a cab, she begs her brother to stop and help. Before he knows it, he's got a real-life damsel in distress in the backseat of his car.

Princess Marie of Eldovia shouldn't be hailing a cab, or even be out and about. But after her mother’s death, her father has plunged into a devastating depression and the fate of her small Alpine country has fallen on Marie’s shoulders. She’s taken aback by the gruff but devastatingly handsome driver who shows her more kindness than she’s seen in a long time.

When Marie asks Leo to be her driver for the rest of her trip, he agrees, thinking he’ll squire a rich miss around for a while and make more money than he has in months. He doesn’t expect to like and start longing for the unpredictable Marie. And when he and Gabby end up in Eldovia for Christmas, he discovers the princess who is all wrong for him is also the woman who is his perfect match.