A struggling antiques collector finds herself falling in love with a millionaire playboy; but can she ever be a part of his world?

While her friends have broken free of their insecurities, Ariel Waters is struggling to come out of her shell. Her ex-husband took away her voice and her self-confidence, and Ariel is drowning under a sea of debt to afford the alimony she has to pay him. She refuses to ever fall for a man’s charms again, and is determined to make her own way.

When her house and her beloved antiques are taken by the bank after too many missed payments, Ariel finds herself adrift until the infuriatingly charming Eric Sailor comes to her rescue. Although she can’t stand the millionaire playboy, Eric’s kindness and unconditional support reveal hidden depths and a love that Ariel never imagined she could find.

But there are outside influences who will stop at nothing to keep them apart; can Ariel and Eric weather the storm and find a way to be together?

Meet the Naughty Princess Club, a series from USA Today bestselling author Tara Sivec that brings readers to Fairytale Lane and the hilarity—and romance—that three women fall into once they decide to strut their stuff and bring on their own happily ever after.

Titles in the Naughty Princess Club series include:  At The Stroke of Midnight – In Bed With the Beast – Kiss the Girl 

Title:  Kiss the Girl
Series:  Naughty Princess Club #3
Author:  Tara Sivec
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 4, 2018
Publisher:  St. Martin’s Press –  Swerve
My Rating:  4.5 stars

I have loved the Naughty Princess Club series, but in my opinion, the best was definitely saved for last.  Kiss the Girl brings us Ariel and Eric’s story, and what a romance challenge it is since he’s always been head over heals since the first, and she’s always seen his surface and not the real man underneath.

I think we often toss around the word “empowering” too casually – yet I cannot come up with another word that truly describes this series, and especially Kiss the Girl.  Cindy, Belle and Ariel had hit absolute rock bottom and once they found each other have done nothing but build each other back up, taken control of their own lives and gave no one else control over them, not ever again.  The empowering of women who have taken control over their own destinies is so strong and so well done in this series.  I have loved each heroine, watched them grow into the women they could be, maybe always were — and yes, they found love, but that was never the goal, that was the extra benefit.

I loved Eric, he’s an amazing character, yet I loved him for what he felt for Ariel.  He simply loved her exactly as she was, sure he wanted to help her, to bring back to her the joy of life once again but he first and always loved her exactly as she is… and that is rare and beautiful in my eyes.  There will be some bumps along the way for this couple, there always has to be an evil witch or nasty troll somewhere even in the retelling of a fairy tale.  Yet, the difficulties they face together and separately only make them a stronger, more secure couple in the end… and that’s what matters.  I have had a blast with this series and I’m sad to see it come to its conclusion.  I would recommend reading this series in order, oh you could read them individually but then you wouldn’t get the sense of these women coming into their own from the worst the past dealt to them into the amazing, strong and empowered women they are today.  Kiss the Girl is a stunning conclusion to the Naughty Princess Club, and I cannot wait to see what Tara Sivec has for us next.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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