{"id":24755,"date":"2019-10-07T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=24755"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:59:42","slug":"review-royal-holiday-by-jasmine-guillory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/07\/review-royal-holiday-by-jasmine-guillory\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-24755\" data-postid=\"24755\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-24755 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/royal-holiday-jasmine-guillory.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie\u2019s work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can\u2019t refuse. She\u2019s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn\u2019t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">Malcolm Hudson has worked for the Queen for years and has never given a personal, private tour\u2014until now. He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. When flirtatious banter turns into a kiss under the mistletoe, things snowball into a full-on fling.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">Despite a ticking timer on their holiday romance, they are completely fine with ending their short, steamy affair come New Year\u2019s Day. . .or are they?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"95\\\" height=\\\"44\\\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 1, 2019<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">Vivian Forest is coerced into going to England with her daughter, Maddie, for the holidays. Maddie will be working but this will be a time for Vivian to relax. She just got wind that she will be taking a new Director\u2019s position when she returns.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">As soon as they arrive, Vivian meets Malcolm, the personal secretary to the Queen. They unexpectedly hit it off and a romance starts to blossom. Vivian knows the time is limited but when sparks fly, you can\u2019t ignore it.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">What really did work for me is that the main characters are older in age. Sometimes, I do get tired of reading about characters in their 20s and 30s. It is nice to believe that older people fall in love too.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">What I didn\u2019t really like was some of the awkwardness of the writing. Vivian and Malcolm are constantly laughing when there is no joke. I think the author was trying to use that as a way to help with the dialogue. Instead making the conversation flow realistically, it made it weird.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">Of course, when Vivian returns home, she and Malcolm maintains some sort of relationship via email. They both miss each other but their lives are heading in different directions. I did enjoy Vivian\u2019s relationship with her daughter. Maddie gave her mother support and encouragement as Vivian tried to figure out what she wanted next in life.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The story in itself is sort of forgettable. I read this a few weeks back and I had a hard time really remembering what happened. This is not the best in the series and I think the holiday magic fell slightly short for this.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"><strong><span class=\\\"s1\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35cVwgn\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\\\"s2\\\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/royal-holiday\/id1455006377?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"s3\\\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/royal-holiday-jasmine-guillory\/1130773531?ean=9781984802224#\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"s3\\\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/royal-holiday\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"s3\\\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jasmine_Guillory_Royal_Holiday?id=nzGLDwAAQBAJ\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"s3\\\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,128,48,50],"tags":[141,217],"class_list":["post-24755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berkley","category-penguin-group","category-reviews","category-samantha","tag-2-stars","tag-contemporary-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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She\u2019s excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn\u2019t expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain private secretary, his charming accent, and unyielding formality.<br \/><br \/>Malcolm Hudson has worked for the Queen for years and has never given a personal, private tour\u2014until now. He is intrigued by Vivian the moment he meets her and finds himself making excuses just to spend time with her. When flirtatious banter turns into a kiss under the mistletoe, things snowball into a full-on fling.<br \/><br \/>Despite a ticking timer on their holiday romance, they are completely fine with ending their short, steamy affair come New Year\u2019s Day. . .or are they?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"95\\\" height=\\\"44\\\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 1, 2019<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">Vivian Forest is coerced into going to England with her daughter, Maddie, for the holidays. Maddie will be working but this will be a time for Vivian to relax. She just got wind that she will be taking a new Director\u2019s position when she returns.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">As soon as they arrive, Vivian meets Malcolm, the personal secretary to the Queen. They unexpectedly hit it off and a romance starts to blossom. Vivian knows the time is limited but when sparks fly, you can\u2019t ignore it.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">What really did work for me is that the main characters are older in age. Sometimes, I do get tired of reading about characters in their 20s and 30s. It is nice to believe that older people fall in love too.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">What I didn\u2019t really like was some of the awkwardness of the writing. Vivian and Malcolm are constantly laughing when there is no joke. I think the author was trying to use that as a way to help with the dialogue. Instead making the conversation flow realistically, it made it weird.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">Of course, when Vivian returns home, she and Malcolm maintains some sort of relationship via email. They both miss each other but their lives are heading in different directions. I did enjoy Vivian\u2019s relationship with her daughter. Maddie gave her mother support and encouragement as Vivian tried to figure out what she wanted next in life.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The story in itself is sort of forgettable. I read this a few weeks back and I had a hard time really remembering what happened. This is not the best in the series and I think the holiday magic fell slightly short for this.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"><strong><a href=\\\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35cVwgn\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/royal-holiday\/id1455006377?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/royal-holiday-jasmine-guillory\/1130773531?ean=9781984802224#\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/royal-holiday\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jasmine_Guillory_Royal_Holiday?id=nzGLDwAAQBAJ\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}