The Backup Princess

When a Texas gal punches a prince instead of curtsying, you know this isn't your grandmother's fairy tale.







Taking the bull by the horns is child's play compared to ruling Malveaux. Yet here I am, a Texas girl turned princess, swapping tacos for a tiara.







Then I meet Europe's most eligible bachelor, the irritatingly handsome Prince Alexander, and accidentally deck him instead of curtsying. Oops. I'd feel bad if he wasn't such a self-satisfied jerk.







Now, I'm racing against a royal clock that ticks with the urgency of a preening peacock, trying not to let down my newfound country or my own wild heart. Alexander? He's a walking contradiction, with a smirk that heats my blood and eyes that tell tales of a depth I didn't expect.







Decisions aren't exactly my rodeo, but this time, my choice could cost me my new crown-or lead to a love story that rewrites my happily ever after.







Will this Texas girl rise to the royal challenge, or is this one fairy tale destined to end with the slipper never found?







Contains mature themes.