An enjoyable retelling of Snow White ( )

The blurb for this story sounded good but when it included an ex-SEAL turned cowboy with a princess on the run, I just had to read it.

This story starts off exciting right away with an assassination attempt on Princess Alessandra. When she goes on the run, ending up hiding in the back of Gideon's truck in Texas and he finds her, he wants to know what she's doing there. Lucky for her Gideon doesn't recognize her but his marine brother who is with him does.

It's hard to think of this as a fairy tale type story because of the dangerous situations Alessandra gets in. She couldn't have picked a better truck to hide in, though. With Gideon's SEAL training, he's the perfect man to keep her safe. Gideon is a bit rough around the edges but a very good man. Alessandra is a surprise. She has always lived in a palace with every minute planned for her. So sometimes she's at a loss for what to say or do. But she digs in at the ranch, making herself useful in the kitchen. Her hard work and caring personality make her well liked by the ranch hands. Before long, Gideon and Alessandra have fallen for each other.

Even though this story ends nicely, there are lots of unanswered questions leaving openings for more books in this series that I can't wait to read. ( )

I don't very often do this, but the book summary on Amazon for this story said it so well, that I will just copy it here on my review.

"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."

This was a story I read in one evening and loved the whole cowboy meets princess fairytale theme! ( )