Laurie Winter

Once Upon a Prince Laurie Winter

A frazzled wedding planner hires a prince in disguise as her temporary business manager and learns the perils of mixing love and duty. Prince Oscar Mendoza grew up with the expectation of becoming King of Montecelia. But after the sudden death of his father, some citizens desire to abolish the long-established monarchy. In hopes of saving his family's legacy, Oscar travels to America in search of a slice of regular life while yearning to prove he's not the pampered, self-absorbed prince so many believe. Amelia Newland focuses all her attention on her wedding planning business, Royal Weddings Incorporated. She's got to be ever diligent, especially as a rival company is undercutting her prices and luring away her planners. When a dashing stranger comes to her rescue on the streets of Milwaukee, she offers him a temporary job while agreeing to keep his royal identity a secret. With her largest, most high-profile wedding looming, Amelia cannot allow her feelings for her newest employee to get in the way of success. And as Oscar settles into life as a common man, he finds obligation knocking on his door. To save the monarchy, he's needed back in Montecelia, which means leaving Amelia during her greatest moment of need. But can he abandon the woman he's grown to love for the sake of duty?