The Latte Princess

Betty Montclair has made thousands of lattes, hundreds of cappuccinos, and exactly one customer cry (he deserved it). What she's never made is a good life decision.

So when two unsmiling Europeans in expensive suits walk into her Oregon coffee shop and announce she's actually Princess Bettina of Valdoria, kidnapped heir to a European duchy, Betty's first thought is: well, at least she won't have to explain the espresso machine to her nightmare boss anymore.

Her second thought is: wait, she has to do WHAT now?

Turns out, saving her parents from international kidnapping charges means agreeing to a six-month marriage to a prince she's never met. No big deal. She'll just learn to curtsy (harder than it looks), memorize which of the seventeen forks is for fish (Why are there so many forks?), and try not to cause a diplomatic incident before breakfast (no promises).

Prince Archie of Solmarina has spent his whole life following the rules. Now the rules say he has to marry an American barista with zero royal training and a talent for sarcasm. Fantastic. But before he commits to six months of diplomatic damage control, he needs to know what he's dealing with. So he goes undercover as her riding instructor to evaluate the situation.

He does not expect her to be funny. Or kind. Or to look at him like he's just a regular person instead of a title with a crown attached.

He definitely doesn't expect to fall for her before she finds out he's been lying about everything.

Now Betty's navigating palace saboteurs, international conspiracies, a grandmother who invented guilt trips, and a husband she wants to both kiss and kill. The marriage is supposed to be temporary. The attraction is anything but. And somewhere between the fish forks and the state dinners, Betty has to decide: is she playing a princess, or becoming one?

The Latte Princess is a steamy, laugh-out-loud royal romance featuring one prince who should've mentioned the prince thing sooner, one princess who's definitely going to knock someone out with a wine bottle, and proof that real life beats fairy tales every time.