NOVEMBER 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Cynthia Farrell brings to life the fictional European country of Eldovia, where this enemies-to-lovers romance is set. When management consultant Cara Delaney is assigned to sort out the king’s financial affairs, she finds herself at odds with Matteo Benz, who works for the royal. Farrell gives Matteo a stiff, formal tone that reflects his concern about Cara’s real purpose for being in Eldovia. He fears she will lay off people. But as Matteo softens toward Cara, Farrell transitions to a warmer voice. She is a master of many accents—from the Bronx accent of the king’s son-in-law to the New York accent of Cara’s boss and the European intonation of the king. Farrell’s stellar performance adds to this listening experience. S.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly
08/29/2022
Romance heats up between a career-focused American woman and a European king’s right-hand man in Holiday’s delightful third Christmas in Eldovia rom-com (after Duke, Actually). Management consultant Cara Delaney lives in the Bronx with her parents, providing them with financial support while climbing the corporate ladder at her firm. She’s not thrilled when she’s forced to abandon her family to replace an injured subordinate in the fictional land of Eldovia over the holidays and to assess the performance of a luxury watch company partially owned by the royal family. Once there, Cara butts heads with Matteo Benz, the very proper equerry to the king. Matteo is suspicious of Cara’s goal to modernize the company, worrying that her money-minded decision-making will negatively impact the employees. As they’re forced to spend time together, however, Matteo senses the vulnerability behind Cara’s determined exterior, and she learns the value of his fierce loyalty to king and country. They open themselves up to the possibility of a relationship—but can they make it work while living in separate countries and mutually married to their jobs? Witty banter and sizzling love scenes played out against the backdrop of a dazzling winter wonderland make Holiday’s latest sparkle. Series fans are sure to be charmed. Agent: Courtney Miller-Callihan, Handspun Literary. (Oct.)
From the Publisher
"Witty banter and sizzling love scenes played out against the backdrop of a dazzling winter wonderland make Holiday’s latest sparkle. Series fans are sure to be charmed." — Publishers Weekly
"With So This Is Christmas, Holiday delivers a holiday delight full of banter and wintry magic." — Popsugar
"Fans of Holiday’s A Princess for Christmas series will enjoy being whisked back to Eldovia in this latest. The book stands on its own, with appearances by characters from earlier installments." — Library Journal
"It is refreshing to see two successful people admiring each other’s competence in Holiday's slowly evolving, gentle romance." — Booklist
"Holiday’s knack for writing witty banter is on full display here, with Dani and Max's escalating text messages and phone conversations showing a deepening friendship between them... This slow-burn romance will appeal to readers who enjoy the friends-to-lovers trope. The novel carefully builds trust and a deepening emotional attachment between Dani and Max." — Kirkus Reviews on Duke, Actually
"Holiday’s follow-up to A Princess for Christmas hits all the right notes as the heir to a dukedom discovers love during the holidays...Holiday cleverly draws parallels to Love, Actually throughout this witty, emotionally charged holiday tale. Readers will delight in the strong heroine seeking love on her own terms." — Publishers Weekly on Duke, Actually
"RITA-nominated Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another splendidly entertaining romance that offers just the right dash of holiday cheer and delectably droll wit." — Booklist on Duke, Actually
“A Princess for Christmas is a confection of a holiday plot with more steam than a perfect cup of hot cocoa. Given her surname, Holiday was virtually obligated to write a book like this—and she delivers with a sexy, sugary delight full of her signature delectable banter.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A modern fairy tale that’s perfect for reading with a warm cup of cocoa.” — USA Today Yes Shopper on A Princess for Christmas
"This delightful charmer is the ultimate escape." — BookPage (Starred Review)
Entertainment Weekly
A Princess for Christmas is a confection of a holiday plot with more steam than a perfect cup of hot cocoa. Given her surname, Holiday was virtually obligated to write a book like this—and she delivers with a sexy, sugary delight full of her signature delectable banter.
Booklist on Duke
"RITA-nominated Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another splendidly entertaining romance that offers just the right dash of holiday cheer and delectably droll wit."
USA Today Yes Shopper on A Princess for Christmas
A modern fairy tale that’s perfect for reading with a warm cup of cocoa.
Booklist
"RITA-nominated Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another splendidly entertaining romance that offers just the right dash of holiday cheer and delectably droll wit."
Booklist
"RITA-nominated Holiday follows A Princess for Christmas with another splendidly entertaining romance that offers just the right dash of holiday cheer and delectably droll wit."
Library Journal
09/01/2022
Christmas is usually a quiet family affair for New York management consultant Cara Delaney, but this year she's being summoned to the tiny European nation of Eldovia. The country's luxury watch company, Morneau, is in trouble, and Cara has been hired to figure out what's gone wrong. Her personal escort on the trip is Matteo Benz, the king's stuffy, straightlaced equerry, who already dislikes that Cara is there to upend Morneau's traditional business model. Barbs are traded between them at first, but when shady operations are uncovered at the company, the two become unlikely allies. Cara, a self-professed workaholic, begins to relax as they take part in Eldovia's traditional winter activities (snowshoeing, skiing, bathing in the natural hot springs) while playing detective. Matteo, who is a selfless do-gooder, also begins to thaw when he's around Cara, who helps him accept that change can be good. VERDICT Fans of Holiday's "A Princess for Christmas" series will enjoy being whisked back to Eldovia in this latest. The book stands on its own, with appearances by characters from earlier installments.—Kathryn Howe
NOVEMBER 2022 - AudioFile
Narrator Cynthia Farrell brings to life the fictional European country of Eldovia, where this enemies-to-lovers romance is set. When management consultant Cara Delaney is assigned to sort out the king’s financial affairs, she finds herself at odds with Matteo Benz, who works for the royal. Farrell gives Matteo a stiff, formal tone that reflects his concern about Cara’s real purpose for being in Eldovia. He fears she will lay off people. But as Matteo softens toward Cara, Farrell transitions to a warmer voice. She is a master of many accents—from the Bronx accent of the king’s son-in-law to the New York accent of Cara’s boss and the European intonation of the king. Farrell’s stellar performance adds to this listening experience. S.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
