A Royal Proposition

As in a fairy tale, Penny-Rose O'Shea has been rescued from poverty by a handsome prince who wants to marry her!

But this royal marriage is purely for convenience. Prince Alastair must marry a woman of unimpeachable virtue for one year, or his estate will be forfeited and his people will lose their homes.…

Penny-Rose can't refuse to help, and agrees to become Alastair's temporary princess—not suspecting that she's about to fall for a man who isn't hers to fall in love with! The generous allowance will finally put her three younger siblings through school, but she refuses to become a pampered ornament.

Instead of lounging on velvet cushions, this Australian apprentice insists on keeping her work overalls and building farmyard walls with her Yorkshire crew! Whisked away to Paris for an aristocratic wardrobe, she dodges aggressive paparazzi and scoops an injured terrier pup from the boulevard traffic.

Their strictly practical bargain turns delightfully upside down once private jet flights give way to shared courtyard picnics and unmistakable attraction!
Marriage of Convenience: When Alastair surprises his bride with a six-foot mound of hand-cut sandstone copestones to protect her blistered fingers, their strictly platonic contract begins to crumble.Conditional Inheritance: The late prince’s eccentric will leaves the ancestral castle in jeopardy, forcing Alastair to produce a blameless wife or watch predatory cousins auction the land off to holidaymakers.Rags to Riches: An exhausted breadwinner accustomed to burnt turnip soup suddenly finds herself showered in Parisian designer gowns and dining on champagne and fresh strawberries.Forced Proximity: Flown to a private Fijian island for their public honeymoon, Alastair coaches his non-swimmer bride through the turquoise shallows while a pod of wild dolphins surfs the reef.Also by This Author: Baby Shock for the Millionaire Doc, Stranded with the Secret Billionaire and La maîtresse secrète.