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Good Enough for a Princess
Crown Princess Adeline of Montevaro has her life planned out for her: get her Master's in international relations, marry nobility, produce an heir, inherit the throne. There's no room for romance with the single father she meets when their cars collide on an icy winter night. Parliament - and her father - would never approve.
Charlie Brewer grew up without roots. The son of an archaeologist father and anthropologist mother, he either traveled along or lived with his aunt and uncle in the States. He's determined to give his daughter the stability he never had. He also wants to give her a mom, but the beautiful European he's falling for refuses to move to Serenity Landing, Missouri permanently.
He won't move. She can't stay. What will happen when they try to forget each other by dating someone "acceptable"? They find themselves drawn together by one of the girls in the after school program Addie supports - a girl who happens to be Charlie's daughter. How will Charlie, and his daughter, feel when they find out the woman they've both fallen for is a... princess?
A trip halfway around the world shows Charlie and Addie how much they long to be together - and how impossible it is. Is there any way he can prove he is Good Enough for a Princess?
Charlie Brewer grew up without roots. The son of an archaeologist father and anthropologist mother, he either traveled along or lived with his aunt and uncle in the States. He's determined to give his daughter the stability he never had. He also wants to give her a mom, but the beautiful European he's falling for refuses to move to Serenity Landing, Missouri permanently.
He won't move. She can't stay. What will happen when they try to forget each other by dating someone "acceptable"? They find themselves drawn together by one of the girls in the after school program Addie supports - a girl who happens to be Charlie's daughter. How will Charlie, and his daughter, feel when they find out the woman they've both fallen for is a... princess?
A trip halfway around the world shows Charlie and Addie how much they long to be together - and how impossible it is. Is there any way he can prove he is Good Enough for a Princess?
350 pages, ebook
First published November 17, 2014
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Carol Moncado
77 books387 followersWhen she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband, four kids, and a dog who weighs less than most hard cover books. She prefers watching NCIS to just about anything, except maybe watching Castle. She believes peanut butter M&Ms are the perfect food and Dr. Pepper should come in an IV. When not watching her kids - and the dog - race around her big backyard in Southwest Missouri, she's teaching American Government at a local community college. She's a founding member and President of MozArks ACFW, category coordinator for First Impressions, blogger at InspyRomance, and represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of The Steve Laube Agency.
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August 22, 2018
Present day time frame, this story is of a princess who meets a young man at the college they both attend in a small American town. She sees no future with him because, if she were to be queen one day, her country wouldn't allow her to marry someone untitled who had a child out of wedlock. He had been 16, made a mistake, repented, took responsibility, had been given custody of the child, and the mother left the scene.
The attraction was unintentional, but since they both knew she wouldn't be in the United States long and had to return to her very small country, they both decided, independently, they couldn't see each other anymore. This lasted a few days, and they met for dinner. Then they decided they couldn't see each other again, and this lasted a few days, and they went skating. They said no more, it couldn't work. This lasted a few days, and...you get the idea. At least six times they claimed it would never work, but always found their way back to each other.
I won't go into the rest of the book. It wasn't a bad story, just not my style. I was thinking the story was about to speed up a little and surely end soon. When I looked, I was only at 21%. At 52% I couldn't believe I still had about half a book left to read. I persevered until the end, which seemed interminable.
I think it's more suited to teenagers or young adults. I should've known by just the title alone.
Errors were distracting a number of times, but simple enough to fix with just a little extra proofreading.
It was clean, and it had many scene additions of church attendance, prayer and Bible verses, but I don't believe Christ was ever mentioned, so it's hard for me to call it Christian fiction.
I would definitely recommend this to any teenager.
The attraction was unintentional, but since they both knew she wouldn't be in the United States long and had to return to her very small country, they both decided, independently, they couldn't see each other anymore. This lasted a few days, and they met for dinner. Then they decided they couldn't see each other again, and this lasted a few days, and they went skating. They said no more, it couldn't work. This lasted a few days, and...you get the idea. At least six times they claimed it would never work, but always found their way back to each other.
I won't go into the rest of the book. It wasn't a bad story, just not my style. I was thinking the story was about to speed up a little and surely end soon. When I looked, I was only at 21%. At 52% I couldn't believe I still had about half a book left to read. I persevered until the end, which seemed interminable.
I think it's more suited to teenagers or young adults. I should've known by just the title alone.
Errors were distracting a number of times, but simple enough to fix with just a little extra proofreading.
It was clean, and it had many scene additions of church attendance, prayer and Bible verses, but I don't believe Christ was ever mentioned, so it's hard for me to call it Christian fiction.
I would definitely recommend this to any teenager.
July 30, 2015
Good grief, still another improbable romance involving royalty and a deserving nobody? Well, this incurable romantic cannot get enough of this genre, especially if it is as well-crafted and charming as this "Cinder-fella" love story.
Crown Princess Adeline from the small Southern European country of Montevaro is studying, very incognito, for her masters in a small university in southwestern Missouri. Everything is going well until her car collides on a wintry road with one driven by Charlie Brewer who is also studying for an MBA and is struggling to raise his 10 year old daughter alone.
Initially wary for obvious reasons, the romantic attraction between the improbable two grows swiftly and strongly. Princess "Addie" also volunteers teaching a class of youngsters the finer points of manners and decorum and, lo and behold, Charlie's daughter is one of the students! The little girl, craving for the mother she has never had, attaches herself to the young princess and never lets go.
Desperately trying to keep her identity secret only lasts until Princess Adeline must return to her homeland to help her ailing father King Jedidiah. Meanwhile, Addie's scheming queen mother tries to play matchmaker by parading the most eligible titled young men before the princess but her heart belongs to Charlie.
Her royal blood notwithstanding, every young woman longs to be loved and to love in return but Montevarian tradition demands the princess marry into a titled blood line. Thus is the crisis of this wonderful fantasy. How can commoner Charlie and Her Royal Highness Adeline ever find happiness together with the impossible demands on the princess?
This is a wholesome Christian work that I would also recommend to the young adult market. I could give this book to my 15 year old granddaughter with complete confidence. This is just one of a three volume set on the Montevarian romances but each also stands alone as a complete novel. However, this fantasy drew me immediately to the next in the set: Along Came a Prince. The author's style gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling all over. Try that same feel on for yourselves!
Crown Princess Adeline from the small Southern European country of Montevaro is studying, very incognito, for her masters in a small university in southwestern Missouri. Everything is going well until her car collides on a wintry road with one driven by Charlie Brewer who is also studying for an MBA and is struggling to raise his 10 year old daughter alone.
Initially wary for obvious reasons, the romantic attraction between the improbable two grows swiftly and strongly. Princess "Addie" also volunteers teaching a class of youngsters the finer points of manners and decorum and, lo and behold, Charlie's daughter is one of the students! The little girl, craving for the mother she has never had, attaches herself to the young princess and never lets go.
Desperately trying to keep her identity secret only lasts until Princess Adeline must return to her homeland to help her ailing father King Jedidiah. Meanwhile, Addie's scheming queen mother tries to play matchmaker by parading the most eligible titled young men before the princess but her heart belongs to Charlie.
Her royal blood notwithstanding, every young woman longs to be loved and to love in return but Montevarian tradition demands the princess marry into a titled blood line. Thus is the crisis of this wonderful fantasy. How can commoner Charlie and Her Royal Highness Adeline ever find happiness together with the impossible demands on the princess?
This is a wholesome Christian work that I would also recommend to the young adult market. I could give this book to my 15 year old granddaughter with complete confidence. This is just one of a three volume set on the Montevarian romances but each also stands alone as a complete novel. However, this fantasy drew me immediately to the next in the set: Along Came a Prince. The author's style gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling all over. Try that same feel on for yourselves!
November 25, 2015
When Crown Princess Adeline leaves Montavero to study in the US, she keeps her identity hidden. When she meets Charlie, the pair could not be more mismatched. Charlie is a single dad, struggling financially. Raised by transient parents, his one desire is to provide his young daughter with a stable home. When he falls in love with Addie, he can see no way forward in their relationship. She has made it clear that she will never move from her homeland. Addie knows there is a far greater barrier to their relationship. To marry Charlie would mean abdicating. With her father's health failing, her responsibility to take on the role she was born for looms close. Charlie's daughter also falls in love with Addie and wants nothing more than to see the three of them as a family. When Adeline's ailing father summons her to Montavero, Charlie discovers her identity. Here the story question peaks. What will it take to be good enough for a Princess? An impossible match, the question keeps the reader engaged and the story does not disappoint.
August 11, 2015
I got this book as a free ebook. For that price definitely worth it! I think I would read additional books in this series. It's very real the whole way through about honest dilemmas for this relationship. In the end, it all works out, perhaps a bit too easily, but it is a pleasant turn of events.
June 26, 2023
Christian contemporary romance. Sweet story.
February 6, 2016
This book was free, and it was written by a friend of a friend. Since "Royal Incognito" is one of my favourite tropes I was interested in giving the book a try, although I normally give religious fiction a wide berth.
I guess I can only suspend my disbelief to a point. I can buy that there is a tiny European monarchy most people have never heard of. I can even buy that they'd send their princess to the US to study International Relations.
I can't buy that all of this would go down at a _Mizzou Sattelite Campus_. It's too far-fetched. I could've bought the same story if she were at Harvard or Yale or maaaaybe Vanderbilt. But an obscure community college in Missouri? It was one too much for me.
One of the things I really DID like about the book--because I did enjoy it enough to eat lunch with it for several days--was the community she created for her characters. I liked the feeling that she (the author) really knows all of these people inside her head. The local Missourians had a keen verisimilitude that made the book feel comfortable as an escapist read. Unfortunately it was that versimiltude that made the fantastical elements feel unreal.
I'm torn between 2.5 and 3 on this and I think I'll give 3 stars because, after all, I knew going into it that there would be that fantastical element.
One other word: it IS religious fiction as I mentioned above, so expect the usual ingredients (frequent talk of God and repentance) to put in appearances throughout.
I guess I can only suspend my disbelief to a point. I can buy that there is a tiny European monarchy most people have never heard of. I can even buy that they'd send their princess to the US to study International Relations.
I can't buy that all of this would go down at a _Mizzou Sattelite Campus_. It's too far-fetched. I could've bought the same story if she were at Harvard or Yale or maaaaybe Vanderbilt. But an obscure community college in Missouri? It was one too much for me.
One of the things I really DID like about the book--because I did enjoy it enough to eat lunch with it for several days--was the community she created for her characters. I liked the feeling that she (the author) really knows all of these people inside her head. The local Missourians had a keen verisimilitude that made the book feel comfortable as an escapist read. Unfortunately it was that versimiltude that made the fantastical elements feel unreal.
I'm torn between 2.5 and 3 on this and I think I'll give 3 stars because, after all, I knew going into it that there would be that fantastical element.
One other word: it IS religious fiction as I mentioned above, so expect the usual ingredients (frequent talk of God and repentance) to put in appearances throughout.
November 13, 2014
Carol Moncado does it again! Her very first book was just amazingly good and she's written another! Her first book was the first in a series. This one is first in a series also.
Charlie has a fender bender with a beautiful young woman one night. Addie just seems to grab a place in his heart right off the bat. But there's these 2 guys always hanging around her. What's up with that?
Addie is not used to dating American men but Charlie just strikes a cord in her heart. She knows nothing can ever come of it, though, her being who she is. She tries so hard to put Charlie out of her mind but he just refuses to leave!
This is an inspirational romance novel. The characters, both of them, consult God regularly and strive to live their lives in a way that is pleasing to Him.
Carol Moncado writes very well and creates characters the reader falls in love with. Her books grab your attention from the very first page. They are not forced, but amazingly interesting.
I look forward to much more from this young author.
I was provided a free copy by the author in exchange for my honest review, which I have given.
Charlie has a fender bender with a beautiful young woman one night. Addie just seems to grab a place in his heart right off the bat. But there's these 2 guys always hanging around her. What's up with that?
Addie is not used to dating American men but Charlie just strikes a cord in her heart. She knows nothing can ever come of it, though, her being who she is. She tries so hard to put Charlie out of her mind but he just refuses to leave!
This is an inspirational romance novel. The characters, both of them, consult God regularly and strive to live their lives in a way that is pleasing to Him.
Carol Moncado writes very well and creates characters the reader falls in love with. Her books grab your attention from the very first page. They are not forced, but amazingly interesting.
I look forward to much more from this young author.
I was provided a free copy by the author in exchange for my honest review, which I have given.
July 29, 2015
Good but too religious for my taste...
This is an okay book. I liked how the author took the time to develop the characters relationship before just falling completely for each other. It got a little repetitive towards the end though. How many times can 2 people tell each other they love one another but it can't work? How many times does a person have to leave and then come back for more emotional torture? Apparently, quite a few times according to this book. Lastly, it seemed to go through phases where it was highly religious and biblical. I do not have anything against reading a book regarding God, but it was over the top at some points and I had no warning this book was a religious book. Over all, there were minor editing errors but it was generally enjoyable. I doubt I will pick up anything else from this author though
This is an okay book. I liked how the author took the time to develop the characters relationship before just falling completely for each other. It got a little repetitive towards the end though. How many times can 2 people tell each other they love one another but it can't work? How many times does a person have to leave and then come back for more emotional torture? Apparently, quite a few times according to this book. Lastly, it seemed to go through phases where it was highly religious and biblical. I do not have anything against reading a book regarding God, but it was over the top at some points and I had no warning this book was a religious book. Over all, there were minor editing errors but it was generally enjoyable. I doubt I will pick up anything else from this author though
August 1, 2015
Good Enough for a Princess
What a BEAUTIFUL love story that I could not put down. Charlie is a single dad raising his daughter Lindsey. They have a wonderful relationship. Addie, a Crowded Princesses studying in USA in disguise. Here she is just Addie, but doing good deeds to help others. Addie meets Charlie, and Lindsay then meets Addie, neither knowing they are the same people. Lindsey wants a mom! They each have to trust God to work everything out. Psalms 121:1"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." This is the verse that they trust that God will work out their obstacles in their relationship. This verse helped me to trust God while reading this story. What a wonderful lesson this love story teaches. I can't wait to read book two, if it's half as good, I know I'll love the story.
What a BEAUTIFUL love story that I could not put down. Charlie is a single dad raising his daughter Lindsey. They have a wonderful relationship. Addie, a Crowded Princesses studying in USA in disguise. Here she is just Addie, but doing good deeds to help others. Addie meets Charlie, and Lindsay then meets Addie, neither knowing they are the same people. Lindsey wants a mom! They each have to trust God to work everything out. Psalms 121:1"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." This is the verse that they trust that God will work out their obstacles in their relationship. This verse helped me to trust God while reading this story. What a wonderful lesson this love story teaches. I can't wait to read book two, if it's half as good, I know I'll love the story.
August 24, 2015
While I enjoyed the read, I had trouble believing how it was possible to go from one point to the next with very little problems. But I guess part of the fun of writing is making what seems impossible possible. I feel that the Crown Princess has a great heart that is in the right place, but I also felt that she was too much of a problem-solver. You can't solve everything. No one, not even a princess, is that perfect.
I really felt that this book needed some wit, humor, etc. Just a little comedy to lighten things up. I really wasn't seeing any of that. Aside from that, I feel that the Christian community would thoroughly enjoy this book. It's clean all the way around: no cussing, no drugs, no sex. It's just a good clean read.
I really felt that this book needed some wit, humor, etc. Just a little comedy to lighten things up. I really wasn't seeing any of that. Aside from that, I feel that the Christian community would thoroughly enjoy this book. It's clean all the way around: no cussing, no drugs, no sex. It's just a good clean read.
May 12, 2015
This is a clean, romantic Christian story. The crown princess of an imaginary European state is attending college in the Ozarks (no really). In her minor fit of shaking off her body guards she has a fender bender with a nice single guy Charlie. He doesn't know she's a Princess and she doesn't know his secret; after a few dates they realize that neither is willing to relocate and their in person potentially long distant relationship is over.
But fate has other plans and they keep finding one another. When her secret is revealed Charlie heads to Europe to visit.
This is not a complex book the good people are super good and the baddies are super bad.
But fate has other plans and they keep finding one another. When her secret is revealed Charlie heads to Europe to visit.
This is not a complex book the good people are super good and the baddies are super bad.
January 4, 2016
While I love the twist of the man falling for the princess and needing to prove himself worthy, I found this book to be lacking. The writing was lackluster over all, and some subplots were left unresolved. I understand the story of Samantha and Vince is further explored in a subsequent book. But the issue with the comedy club receipts made no sense. It should have wrapped up or bot mentioned. I did enjoy watching Charlie and Addie fall in love and I adored the relationship young Lindsey enjoyed with both her father and Miss Addie. However, I was left disappointed with enough of this story that I am unlikely to read anything further in this series.
July 25, 2015
This is an adorable, feel good story designed to be well outside of the realm of believability. The author extends her Christian faith to every major character, which seems to cheapen it somewhat in the context in which it is given. The climax of the story continues to defy logic as the characters continue to get second and third chances for the storyline to resolve. It was a fun read, but I wouldn't continue it if it were part of a series.
November 14, 2014
" Good enough for a Princess" by Carol Moncado is an enchanting romance between Crown Princess Adeline and Charlie Brewer, a single father , with no noble pedigree.
We learn that we need to look to God for help for life's troubles.
It's another wonderful read by Carol and I look forward to more.
A copy of this book was given in exchange for an honest review.
We learn that we need to look to God for help for life's troubles.
It's another wonderful read by Carol and I look forward to more.
A copy of this book was given in exchange for an honest review.
November 15, 2014
Good Enough For a Princess is one of those books that you can't put down but don't want to end. I'm so glad this is a series. I loved the characters in this book and the message that God always comes through if we just trust and follow. This is a real feel good story that will leave you smiling. I recommend this highly.
January 2, 2016
Yet another 5-star rating for this amazingly talented author, Carol Moncado. Addie and Charlie crash into each other. She is the Princess of his dreams (literally) and he is the her knight in shining armor...she has a royal title, he does not. Will it ever work out for them to really be together?! This book shows how God can work things that seem totally impossible out. A Must Read!
February 7, 2017
This was a fun story and I enjoyed reading it. It had a predictable ending, but that isn't a bad thing. The characters were all likable and kept me interested even when I was pretty sure how it was going to finish. Addie was such a sweet and caring person and so was Charlie. I got this for free on Amazon and would recommend if the book sounds interesting you should give it a try.
November 26, 2014
A great Christian romance that is a can't put down until finished. The main characters learn to trust and follow God as they find a love that seems impossible. I was given this book for an honest review.
September 4, 2015
Beautiful,intriguing
Overall I loved the characters, loved the surprises, twists and turns. Heart felt, faith filled,beautiful story. Cannot wait to read the next one.
UPDATE: Read the next one and loved it just as much!!!!!
Overall I loved the characters, loved the surprises, twists and turns. Heart felt, faith filled,beautiful story. Cannot wait to read the next one.
UPDATE: Read the next one and loved it just as much!!!!!
August 11, 2015
This was my first experience with Carol Moncado, but I look forward to reading more from her. I had come up with several possibilities in my head about how this would eventually work out. I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
August 14, 2015
Purchased w/ an open mind because I didn't know what to expect for the story line.
It was well written, good plot development, fell in love w/ some of the periphery characters (hello, story line on her dear friend); just a really good read.
It was well written, good plot development, fell in love w/ some of the periphery characters (hello, story line on her dear friend); just a really good read.
March 26, 2015
Another fantastic book by a great author. Good clean romance. I highly recommend it. I was given a copy for an honest review.
July 17, 2015
This is a fairy tale book -and I love fairy tales. it is such a sweet story and lovable characters. I look forward to reading the next 2 books. :)
July 27, 2015
Fun Read
It was predictable but fun. Modern day kings and queens and princesses made it interesting. Looking for a light, fun but predictable read, this is for you.
It was predictable but fun. Modern day kings and queens and princesses made it interesting. Looking for a light, fun but predictable read, this is for you.
August 3, 2015
Nicely written, sweet tale. Looking forward to more from this author.
August 8, 2015
I stayed up until 12:30 am reading this book. What can I say?...I'm a sucker for modern princess stories :-)
August 21, 2015
I enjoyed the twist of the unhappy princess who can't have her American. Easy vacation read.
September 2, 2015
Very romantic and heart warming.
August 24, 2015
Is a great book to read
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May 18, 2023This book should have been a good fit for me, but in the end it was a miss.
The afterword said this was a 2012 NaNoWriMo project, and it very much reads that way--as if the author wrote it fast, without looking back, then polished up the spelling and grammar and published it. The start is very slow paced, there are multiple characters introduced who disappear from the plot and are never thought of again. I understand they apparently return in books of their own, but the amount of time spent on them (including the completely unnecessary addition of two POVs) slows the book down a lot at the start.
Addie and Charlie broke up/ said goodbye so many times it lost all its impact. At one point in the narrative, Addie believes Charlie is speaking to another woman (a wife or live in partner), and resolves to cancel future plans and cut ties, but then this plot point is forgotten. It makes no sense why Charlie wouldn't tell a woman he's dating about his daughter until after the fifth date (the reasoning given is that he doesn't want his daughter to get attached if it's not serious, but he doesn't have to tell the daughter he's dating. It's not fair to be dishonest to a woman who may not want to date a single dad). It also makes no sense why Addie--who tells us she had a background check done on Charlie, wouldn't already know that 1. he's not married, and 2. he has a child.
As for the rest, the subplot with Samantha added nothing to story--not even any tension with Addie (I thought, at one point, she might see Charlie with Sam and think she was the woman he'd been talking to on the phone, but no). Whatever her history was with Vince was unclear, but he gave me stalker vibes.
Jonathan was slightly better as a foil for Addie's mother's matchmaking, but it didn't make sense why Addie's mother would continue match making after she was, ostensibly, seeing Jonathan.
There was another subplot with Charlie and dad Dave (who appears twice in the book, once when Addie gets a job, and again when he uncovers potential fraud at his new place of employment). This subplot was never resolved or mentioned again, almost as if the author forgot it was there.
The afterword said this was a 2012 NaNoWriMo project, and it very much reads that way--as if the author wrote it fast, without looking back, then polished up the spelling and grammar and published it. The start is very slow paced, there are multiple characters introduced who disappear from the plot and are never thought of again. I understand they apparently return in books of their own, but the amount of time spent on them (including the completely unnecessary addition of two POVs) slows the book down a lot at the start.
Addie and Charlie broke up/ said goodbye so many times it lost all its impact. At one point in the narrative, Addie believes Charlie is speaking to another woman (a wife or live in partner), and resolves to cancel future plans and cut ties, but then this plot point is forgotten. It makes no sense why Charlie wouldn't tell a woman he's dating about his daughter until after the fifth date (the reasoning given is that he doesn't want his daughter to get attached if it's not serious, but he doesn't have to tell the daughter he's dating. It's not fair to be dishonest to a woman who may not want to date a single dad). It also makes no sense why Addie--who tells us she had a background check done on Charlie, wouldn't already know that 1. he's not married, and 2. he has a child.
As for the rest, the subplot with Samantha added nothing to story--not even any tension with Addie (I thought, at one point, she might see Charlie with Sam and think she was the woman he'd been talking to on the phone, but no). Whatever her history was with Vince was unclear, but he gave me stalker vibes.
Jonathan was slightly better as a foil for Addie's mother's matchmaking, but it didn't make sense why Addie's mother would continue match making after she was, ostensibly, seeing Jonathan.
There was another subplot with Charlie and dad Dave (who appears twice in the book, once when Addie gets a job, and again when he uncovers potential fraud at his new place of employment). This subplot was never resolved or mentioned again, almost as if the author forgot it was there.
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