So it is cool to move faster than a Ford Mustang when I need to, even if it’s totally hard on my shoes. If those bad guys need highlights and a pedicure, call me. Uh, hello – did I ask for this? I’ve got a beauty salon to run. Stop people from doing evil things and stuff. Here’s the story: One minute I’m out with my sorority sisters the next, there’s a terrible accident beyond my friend Stacey’s outfit, and I’m waking up in some weird clinic with the Eggheads Du Jour telling me I’m now officially a human cyborg, and I’m supposed to work for them from now on. Of course, it involves getting very, very tired beforehand, but if she’s up to it, then so is he… And he has an idea to help her get some much needed sleep.

Rivers can see that this fantastic, exasperating woman has problems no princess should ever have to deal with. Which leaves him with one option: to kiss her again. She’s not even apologetic about being born into a royal family! Says it’s his problem to overcome, not hers. Now, here’s Miss Royal pants, insisting that he escort her around the marine institute, explain what he’s doing, kiss her until her toes curl… His boss is taken with the royal redhead brunette, whatever, it’s not like he keeps track of that stuff and nobody realizes that he just wants to be left alone in his lab. Some princess expects him to wait on her, hand and dimpled foot. Shel ‘Never Sheldon’ Rivers has a problem. Instead, Alaska is a rough, beautiful country ruled by a famously eccentric royal family, including oldest daughter, Princess Alexandria, whose acid wit and bad case of insomnia have turned her into a tabloid darling, a palace problem, and overall… Oh, and Russia never sold Alaska to the U.S.

And, after all, taking care of the royal family is exactly what Rodinovs are trained to do.In a world nearly identical to ours, the North won the Civil War, Ben and JLo got married, and everyone dresses well to attend the Grammy’s. Someone who can make her feel like a queen - in bed and out of it. What Nicole really needs is a man with the perfect combination of brains and brawn to show her the royal ropes (and cuffs.and scarves.).

Even worse, she's got the most kissable lips Jeffrey has ever seen. And Jeffrey, born and raised to be the next in the long and illustrious line of protectors, is not about to let the tradition fail with him.īut Princess Nicole isn't exactly the easiest charge: an expert at hunting who's sharp as nails, stubborn as a bull, and completely convinced she doesn't need anyone watching her back. When it comes to the wild Kingdom of Alaska, in a reality where Russia never sold the territory to the United States, a Rodinov has always protected the Baranov royal family. A tough princess meets her match - a rugged bodyguard - in the third book of the royally entertaining series from the New York Times best-selling author.

The Royal Mess by MaryJanice Davidson