🎄With Christmas and mistletoe season quickly approaching, here's a novel to add to your annual list of Christmas romances.
The fourth book in the Wedding Date book series by Jasmine Guillory, follows along with a familiar face (Maddie) and her mother (Vivian) as they travel across seas unaware of the romantic adventure that awaits them.
Grab your scones and a tall mug of hot chocolate, time to bundle up with this cute contemporary romance series! ☕📚
Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can't refuse.
She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain Private Secretary and his charming accent and unyielding formality. Malcolm Hudson has been the Queen's Private Secretary for years and has never given a personal, private tour...until now.
He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. When flirtatious banter turns into a kiss under the mistletoe, things snowball into a full-on fling. Despite a ticking timer on their holiday romance, they are completely fine with ending their short, steamy fling come New Year's Day... or are they?
FUN FACT: Jasmine Guillory took inspiration from a real life fairy-tale for The Royal Holiday. As we all know the year of 2018 was magical year for both the Americans and the British with the matrimony of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle. During the preparations for Meghan Markle's wedding day, her mother, Doria Ragland, had the chance to associate with her new family members. Some of which serves as a parallel to The Royal Holiday's Vivian Forest.
DID YOU KNOW: If you haven't had the chance to start the series or are on the fence about diving in, here are some things you need to know! It is a romance novel, but Jasmine's intentions behind starting this series was due to the lack of romance novels with Black women on the cover. Her stories cover various encounters women of color tend to face, while maintaining a fun and contemporary approach. I wouldn't be surprised if this series was turned into a feature film here soon. Yes, it's that good!
So, go and grab the book or listen to the audiobook!
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