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Stefi and the Spanish Prince

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Fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue and Loveboat, Taipei will swoon for this steamy, outrageously fun royal romance set against the backdrop of beautiful Barcelona.

"Stefi and the Spanish Prince is a dreamy (and steamy!) escape to Barcelona, full of rich descriptions of the city's food, people, and culture. It'll leave you feeling hungry—for romance, and tapas." —Jordyn Taylor, award-winning author of The Paper Girl of Paris and The Revenge Game

In Barcelona, the beach is beautiful, the tapas are delicious, and the boys are plentiful. Good thing, too, because Stefi's nursing a broken heart after a disastrous breakup and is excited to reinvent herself, practice her Catalan language skills, and take baking classes at a legendary culinary institute, all in a magical city in Spain where no one knows her.

Another thing Barcelona has? A secret prince. Xavi Bas is spending his final summer of anonymity helping his mother run a popular tapas spot in El Mercado. But after Stefi stops at their counter, Xavi can't get the beautiful American girl off his mind, even though his life is way too complicated for romance.

Santiago, Xavi's bodyguard and confidant, is tasked with keeping the prince out of trouble. Santiago knows Xavi and Stefi's budding relationship can't last once Xavi's real identity becomes public. But soon Santiago is crushing on Xavi's best friend, Diego, and his focus shifts from royal protection duties to the possibility of enjoying a romance of his own.

With all of these sparks flying, a threat to expose Xavi's royal secret goes unheeded, and when the news blows up, it threatens to burn down all of their lives. What else could possibly go wrong?


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    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 8, 2024
      Freitas (The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano) conjures a Barcelona summer via lush sensory detail in this foodie rom-com. Seventeen-year-old aspiring pastry chef Stefi is vacationing in her mother’s native Catalonia. While consuming the best omelet she’s ever eaten in the marketplace, La Boqueria, she meets 18-year-old Xavier, a tapas proprietor’s son. Stefi is eager for a summer fling to help her get over her cheating ex-boyfriend. Xavi, meanwhile, contends with intense pressures he can’t share with Stefi: he is the secret love child of King Alfonso, and heir to the Spanish throne. As Santiago, Xavi’s 19-year-old royal guard, tries desperately to keep them apart, Stefi and Xavi fall in love in “sunny, buttery Barcelona.” But with Xavi’s scheming ex-girlfriend and a ruthless gossip magazine reporter in the mix, their relationship—and their privacy—may be too much for their young guard to defend. Freitas occasionally employs stilted declarative prose to ferry the near-perfect characters along on their fairy tale–like romance while Xavi’s secret identity drives the central conflict. A queer romantic subplot and tensions between Catalonia and the Madrid
      government add depth to this beatific romance. Ages 13–up. Agent: Miriam Altschuler, Miriam Altschuler Literary.

    • Kirkus

      May 15, 2024
      Stefi's summer in Barcelona involves romance, surprises, blackmail--and an entanglement with Spanish royalty. Her time abroad in Spain is a chance for 17-year-old Stefi, who has an American dad and a Catal�n mom, to start over. Leaving the U.S. on the heels of a bitter breakup, the aspiring pastry chef follows her passion for baking to a course at a culinary institute. She meets handsome Xavi at La Buena, his mother's food stall in the city's famous La Boqueria market. Xavi is the secret heir to the Spanish throne, a bona fide prince. As blond Stefi and blue-eyed "hot Viking warrior" Xavi get to know each other, his secret identity hangs between them. Readers will delight in the many romance tropes Freitas includes: tragic misunderstandings, awkward moments that endear lovers to each other, and vile exes who threaten to break up a blossoming romance. Spain, with its rich culture and summer heat, is fully developed as a setting thanks to the inclusion of details such as its Mediterranean beaches and the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Xavi's undercover bodyguard, Santiago, has a swoonworthy romance with Xavi's friend Diego. Though the story starts off slowly and would benefit from faster pacing, it will satisfy romance fans. A light, lovely read that leans heavily on genre truisms. (Romance. 13-18)

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    • School Library Journal

      October 11, 2024

      Gr 8 Up-American girl Stefi and her parents are spending the summer in Barcelona, Spain-which couldn't come at a better time. Having walked in on her boyfriend and best friend making out, Stefi has no interest in spending the summer at home. What's more, an aspiring baker, Stefi has an opportunity to reinvent herself in her favorite city and study with one of the best pastry chefs in Europe. Meeting Xavi-who looks to Stefi like a blue-eyed, long-haired, Viking warrior-is not a part of her plan, but Stefi is happy for the distraction from her heartache. What Stefi doesn't bargain for is falling in love, and she certainly isn't prepared for Xavi to be the secret Prince of Spain. Add into the mix a couple of jealous exes and a royal guard who falls in love with Xavi's best friend, and you have yourself a good old-fashioned teen romance. This work is reminiscent of Freitas's first novel, The Possibilities of Sainthood, and here she once again invokes food, culture, loyalty, and romance in magical yet utterly human ways. VERDICT Perfect for teen romance lovers who want all of the passion but are not comfortable with the graphic details.-Jennifer Miskec

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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