A Royal Christmas Wedding is a novella by Rachel Hauck. It's the story of Avery Truitt, an American from Georgia, and Prince Colin of Brighton Kingdom, a fictional European principality. Our protagonists used to be an item when Avery was 17, and Colin was 21, but he broke up with her then because of their youth. Now, five years later, they are reunited when Susanna, Avery's sister, and now Queen of Brighton, invites Avery and their mother to celebrate Christmas with her in Brighton.
Avery hasn't quite gotten over Colin, but Colin is now linked with Lady Jordan Skye, a favourite of Colin's parents and Brightonian society. Hosts of a television talk show hound him about whether he will restart a Brightonian tradition of ringing the ancient bell at Pembroke Chapel. In the past, whoever did this would propose to the woman he wished to marry and that they would marry by Christmas Day.
Apparently Colin hasn't quite gotten over Avery either; he considers her to be the girl who he had given up due to parental pressure. While hiding overnight in the ruins of Pembroke Chapel, Colin prays about his love life: he tells the Lord that he will ring the bell for Avery if she'll become his wife...and the bell spontaneously begins to ring without anyone touching it.
However, the path to the altar is not smooth for Colin. There are many obstacles that he has to overcome before he can convince Avery to become his wife. Will there be a royal Christmas wedding in Brighton?
I really liked this story. It had royalty, ancient ruins with historical folklore attached to it, grand romantic gestures, and God moments. Colin may have gotten direction from the Lord, but he still had to act, and the question was whether he would follow through on the guidance that he received and soldier his way through the obstacles that were blocking his way.
A Royal Christmas Wedding is part of the Royal Wedding Series, which also includes Once Upon a Prince, Princess Ever After, and How to Catch a Prince.
