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A princess on-the-run finds sanctuary where she least expects it... After nearly dying in an assassination attempt, Princess Alessandra of Glorvaird escapes to a place no one would ever think to look for her: small town Oklahoma and a ranch staffed by a herd of wooly, uncouth cowboys. One cowboy in particular gets under her skin, until she sees his softer side. She knows this interlude can't last forever, but that doesn't stop her from wishing it might... Former Navy SEAL Gideon Hale might've rescued the princess from freezing to death, but the soldier doesn't trust easily-or at all-especially when his gut tells him Alessandra is keeping secrets. But as Alessandra begins to fit into his life, he discovers another side to the princess-one that he can't help but like. When Alessandra's enemies close in, Gideon must fight to save the woman who has become so much more than a princess... "Once Upon a Cowboy" is a contemporary western retelling of the Snow White fairytale and Book 1 in the Cowboy Fairytales series.
My thoughts:
I could not really see the fairytale aspect to be honest, I had not guessed it was Snow White. But that does not matter. It was a contemporary romance after all.
This was a short audibook, and I did enjoy that. When it comes to audio short is good, and since it takes me ages to listen to it, it never feels too rushed. Even if they fell in love really fast, but since it took me 3 weeks then they fell in love pretty slow ;)
It's the story about a princess who is on the run after someone tried to kill her. Alessandra was pretty adaptable. She was sweet, she baked, I could not find any faults with her.
She ends up on Gideon's farm, and hey he is a really good guy too. He wants to protect her. They are just good people the both of them. And there is no real drama between them either. They fall in love and they will live happily ever after.
Though there is drama, the whole who is trying to kill her, and her family. And that is not resolved since there are more books out.
Conclusion:
A sweet romance.
I totally forgot about the narrator!
She did a good job, it was nice listening to her
This was a short audibook, and I did enjoy that. When it comes to audio short is good, and since it takes me ages to listen to it, it never feels too rushed. Even if they fell in love really fast, but since it took me 3 weeks then they fell in love pretty slow ;)
It's the story about a princess who is on the run after someone tried to kill her. Alessandra was pretty adaptable. She was sweet, she baked, I could not find any faults with her.
She ends up on Gideon's farm, and hey he is a really good guy too. He wants to protect her. They are just good people the both of them. And there is no real drama between them either. They fall in love and they will live happily ever after.
Though there is drama, the whole who is trying to kill her, and her family. And that is not resolved since there are more books out.
Conclusion:
A sweet romance.
I totally forgot about the narrator!
She did a good job, it was nice listening to her
Audiobook, 3 hours
Published (first published May 2016)
Cowboy Fairytales #1
Contemporary romance
For review
Ohhh I love the sound of this! I might have to hunt down a copy. :D
ReplyDeleteI think it was even free on ebook
DeleteShort is nice. Hmm, a Snow White retelling with a cowboy..not bad for a light listen :)
ReplyDeleteShort is really nice for this
DeleteI want to purchase audiobooks. 3 hours sound perfect for a beginner like me. I love the story as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I'll check this out. Awesome review. :)
3 hours is so perfect!
DeleteI like cowboy books like this one.
ReplyDeleteThey are great
DeleteHm... not sure if this is for me since I'm not a fan of insta-love and I kind of like to know what the retelling is of... but I'm glad you enjoyed it for the most part.
ReplyDeleteI would not call it instalove. They did not fall in love at once, they became friends
DeleteOh wow that is a short audiobook. I'm be a bit disappointed with not internal drama between them.
ReplyDeleteWell since it is so short there is a short drama at the end, it's easy to guess about what
DeleteSometimes I love to listen to a shorter audio like this book. I will have to look for this one. I am glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice for just that :)
DeleteNot my genre, but still, there's something very appealing to me about the idea of a cowboy and fairy tale mashup. If someone manages to work in a fantasy element into this, I'd totally read it! :D
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Sadly no fantasy elements just ...well I guess it's the whole someone tried to kill her, she ran, she met cowboys and lived in their house. I guess that makes it Snow White
DeleteThanks for the big chuckle I got when I read your review. Love it took 3 hrs to listen to so wasn't a fast fall in love for the characters.
ReplyDeleteLol, thanks
DeleteI checked and it's still free for kindle. Sounds nice.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... this seems like a weird mix. Cowboy fairytale, but he's ex-SEAL?
ReplyDeleteLOl, yup ex-seal who now is back on his ranch
DeleteLove Oklahoma...but it is not where I would hide personally.
ReplyDelete;)
DeleteCowboys!!!! I just read a snow white retelling. you could really tell, though.
ReplyDeleteCowboys are the best
DeleteI love the sound of this book!
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteThere are a lot of these fairy tale books where I never see the similarities lol
ReplyDeleteFor What It's Worth
Same
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