Excerpt:
I should've known kissing that stupid frog as a kid would come back to bite me in the ass.
But now, with Carter smirking at me in that obnoxiously princely way, I had no choice.
"Pucker up," he teased.
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Birdie Blake wanted what every college girl craves over summer break: a chance to escape textbooks, unwind, and finally soak up some sun. But after an unfortunate incident that landed her in jail-one her dad has not let go-he insisted she "get her act together" with a summer job.
Little did she know where that decision would lead.
Now, stuffed into an overly frilly, scratchy princess costume, Bee is anything but thrilled. Worse still, her assigned Prince Charming is none other than Carter Webb. Once the insufferably charming golden boy of her high school, Carter is now prepped for a career as a lawyer-clearly destined for greatness. So why was he, of all people, slumming it at Prince Charming's Pizza Palace?
Yet, somewhere amid the fake crowns and pizza-stained royalty, Birdie starts noticing something she didn't expect. Maybe it's his smile, the way he teases, or the shared glances between cheesy skits. Against all odds, she's actually enjoying herself...and maybe, just maybe, Carter isn't as infuriating as he used to be.
In this kingdom of cheap tiaras and grease-stained scepters, Birdie's summer takes a wildly unpredictable turn, leaving her wondering if she's the one getting the fairy-tale ending.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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