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Kiss the Girl is the third book in the Naughty Princess Club series. It can be read as a standalone. The whole series is a fun read so I would suggest for read them all. Cindy, Belle, and Ariel are all down on their luck when they form a business. This book is Ariel's story. I love Ariel. She has
no filter. She's sassy and in your face. Her ex has done a number on her, leaving her hating men.
Eric is a nice guy. He sweet and doesn't back down easily. Eric is there for Ariel and he just might be the prince charming that she needs.

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Kiss the Girl is the third and final book in the Naughty Princess Club series. Ariel has been a big part of the series since book one and this is finally her book. Ariel owned a antiques store and now she's even losing her house. Thankfully she has her friends in a time of need and there's also a prince charming named Eric to help her out. Ariel leaves an impression of a confident and outspoken woman, but on the inside she's insecure. Her husband took away her self-confidence, but Eric has a completely different affect on her. 
I really enjoyed this series and the fact that all these books are loosely based on fairy tales, make them ever more wonderful. I was excited about Ariel's story since the first book and it did not disappoint. I liked how we got to know the real Ariel and how she slowly found her self-confidence as well as how sweet and wonderful Eric was. It was a great end to a great series. All in all it was a funny and entertaining series that I'd definitely recommend.

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I LOVE the Naughty Princess Club series by Tara Sivec, and I am sad to see it end, but WHAT a way to end! Kiss the Girl is all I hoped it would be - hilarious, entertaining, original, sexy and perfectly romantic. Ariel is sassy, outspoken and fierce, but she hides a sensitive, wounded heart underneath her cynical veneer that is yearning to be loved and appreciated by the right partner. Well, Eric is her ideal match in every way, and he helps her to find herself again and gain back her confidence. All three books in this series are highly unique and just a breath of fresh air. This romantic comedy at its best!

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The last of the three princesses needs to get her groove back and Eric is just the man to make it happen. Ariel is having a run of bad luck so to speak .. business .. house .. divorce ?? Or not ?? When she finds herself homeless Cindy and Belle have a master plan and it includes a boat and guy and a hairless cat ..

When Ariel needs to keep the business on track while the rest of her life is falling apart she’s finds herself behind in filing city paperwork and the one person that can help her she won’t let him help.

From day one Eric knew Ariel was the one for him .. I believe Ariel felt it too but she can’t or won’t let him in .. Can he convince her that she is the one ?? The boat / yacht house .. goat yoga .. pantry full of food ..Prince Hot Pants .. Yes he is the one !!

Sometimes the past can’t stay the past and maybe that is a good thing in Ariel’s case because when Sebastian shows back up he has some news that can change things around for her !!

I loved these two .. there arguing made me laugh, cry and maybe scream .. get together already !!

Naughty Princess Rule !!

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I am just loving this series and am very sad that this is the last book but we finally get Ariel Waters' story.

Ariel has helped her two best friends become the strong, independent woman that they wanted to be but is having a harder time fixing herself. She can't shake the image that her ex-husband drilled into her head that she is too fat. Ariel is also struggling to make it on her own and bills are pilling up. When she ends up losing her house and all her precious antiques inside of it, who comes to her rescue....Eric Sailor....the sexy, millionaire playboy! Eric has been attracted to Ariel since the first day he ever saw her and figures this is now his chance! Eric gives Ariel what she has always longed for....unconditional love and unconditional support. He loves her curves and her sassy mouth but he knows that Ariel has to love herself before they can have any type of relationship.

Just when it looks like Ariel and Eric are going to get their happy ever after....outside forces try to stop it from happening. Too bad for those outside forces because princess fairy tales always end with a happy ending!

I just loved Ariel and Eric. Ariel is a foul mouthed, take no prisoner type woman, except when it came to herself. Eric was just perfect. Always said and did the right things. And then there is Derrick Alfredo! OMG this cat needs his own book! I'd love to hear his thoughts! Overall, I just adored this book! I love all the fun, subtle references to the real princess stories. Read this entire series....you will not be disappointed!

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I didn't read the first two books in the series, but I have to say I was not lost. Kiss the Girl is Eric and Ariel's story, and yes there is an evil Ursula. This had me laughing out loud. Ariel is hilarious. I like it so much that I am going back to read the first two books. ARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher.

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Kiss the Girl is the hilarious conclusion to the Naughty Princess Club series. It was the perfect wrap up for the series. Outwardly Ariel Waters is a ball buster. Under all that bravado is a woman who struggles with insecurities that run deep. Eric Sailor seems to be the only person that sees past all her bluster and sees to the core of her. That scares Ariel more than anything. When Ariel's world is turned upside down Eric is the one that comes to her rescue. Will Ariel's history keep them apart or will she take the chance to claim the love she so clearly sees in Eric's eyes.

This is a wonderful, fun read that I think everyone will enjoy. I highly recommend it.

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This one took me a little longer to get into than the first two in the Naughty Princess Club but once I got going I read this in one sitting! Ariel is the last of the three friends to get her happily ever after but she gets there in the end... with some entertaining side trips - GOGA (goat yoga) an evil Sebastian (not a friendly crustacean) and of course the baddy from The Little Mermaid (well the Disney version anyway) the sea-witch/mother-in-law to be Ursula!

A fitting conclusion to what has been an entertaining trilogy

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Kiss the Girl is the third and final book in Tara Sivec's The Naughty Princess Club and OMG I love this series! These books are hilarious, sexy, fun, and so entertaining! Each book just gets better and better, and this is my favorite one.

Ariel is the feisty, spunky, and outrageous princess of the bunch. She is so much more than what she seems. Sure, she is a hoot, but she is also a woman who is hurting on the inside. Eric is seriously the PERFECT guy for Ariel. He’s been after her from the first moment he met her. What I loved most about Eric is that he lets Ariel be herself and loves her for it. He wants to bring the best out in her, not change her. What a man!

Another great thing about these books is that they are not just stories of romance. They are stories about strong and independent women who work on fixing themselves and just happen to find love along the way.

If you love romantic comedies that focus on friendship, and comradely, these are the books for you! They are loads of fun and the perfect funny reads with lots of heart!

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I DNF this book. I know it was meant to be romantic comedy but it was OTT for me. The writing was good but I could't get past 20% with Ariel screeching and cussing every 5 seconds about something. I don't know how anyone was supposed to relate to her. I am assuming as the book goes on Eric breaks through her defenses but 20% was not enough to get me to like her even a little bit so I was out.

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Received from NetGalley for review.

Four out of five stars.

This was the first book I read in the series and I’m now in the process of buying the others. This is the third to come out and I don’t know how I missed the other two.

This is about Ariel who is struggling to make ends meet because of her ex-husband. She has to pay the deadbeat alimony. He gets his in the end but anyway, she losses her house and there is nowhere to turn. Each of her friends have found their men and doesn’t want to intrude. A hunky sailor with the last name sailor helps her out. He has the hots for Ariel and she fights him at every turn. This book was, like all of Tara’s rom-coms, funny!

There is quite a twist with this one. I wasn’t expecting that to fall but enjoyed the ending.

I would definitely give this book a try, even if you haven’t read the others.

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Ariel Waters and Eric Sailor were magical! Ariel is trying to get over her verbally abusive ex husband. She wants to get back to her sassy self without the help of a man. After she is evicted from her home, Eric rides to the rescue with his spare yacht. They fight like cats and dogs, but Eric just eats it up. He has never had to work for a girl, but Ariel is worth all the effort. This is definitely a must read! 5 stars for this fairy tale come true!

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I was a fan of this novel. Although I loved the premise, I felt it was a novel I'd read before. I also struggled to like Ariel herself. I could not get past the first impression of a bad tempered woman who barked at life. I felt it was just a typical story that didn't really live up to the hype.

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It’s the Little Mermaids turn! Or in this case Ariel and Eric finally gets their own story! This the third book in the The Naughty Princess Club series where life for this real life princesses hasn’t been all fairy tales until now. In Kiss the Girl, Ariel’s home has been repossesed and she has no choice but to bunk with Eric Sailor, on his boat/mcmansion yacht! Not the ideal set up but having no choice, she was dragged kicking and screaming out of her beloved home with nothing but her Flounders! Worst of all, she has to put up with the Eric! But as they spend more time together, she starts seeing a different Eric. Will these two finally get their own happy ever after with the Flounders?
Kiss the Girl, is funny, complete with witty banter, an ascerbic heroine, a flirty prince and a love story that will keep the reader laughing and turning the pages.

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This is a new author for me, and when I first started reading the story, wasn’t quite sure how things were going to go. But, I’ve got to tell you, the more I read, the more I laughed and the more I absolutely fell in love with this book and the characters. Ariel is a no BS kinda gal who speaks her mind and takes no prisoners. Eric is the multimillionaire who falls in love with her as soon as he sets eyes on her, but needs to bide his time until the time is right. I have so many favorite parts in this book, I can’t name them all, but the friendship Ariel, Cindy and Belle have made for some hysterical situations that left me rolling on the floor. Eric is the absolute perfect match for Ariel, and Derrick Alfredo, well what more can you say about a ball licking hairless cat? Really not one thing I didn’t like in this book, so if you’re looking for a sassy, hysterical, sexy, hot and steamy story, this is it for you. Very much worth the read, and I will definitely be reading more from this author!

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book.

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F-U-N! I had so much FUN reading this book I laughed from the beginning to the end. My husband just shook his head and smiled as I giggled my way through this one. This is a re-telling of The Little Mermaid or at least I think so since my kids didn't have that Disney movie (I know bad mom) and so I never saw it but I get the gist of it from this. Ariel Waters is a collector of antiques but she has been evicted from her home and her antiques are gone with her home. Eric Sailor comes to her rescue with a place to stay, much to her very foul-mouth dismay. Oh my does she have a potty mouth! but it is quite endearing and Eric is such a goner for her and her ways. Ariel, along with Belle and Cindy (from the previous two books in the series) have started a home stripping company (they come to your home party and strip), although their business license is not coming through. There is a wicked witch in the mix and an ex-husband (sort of) and all sorts of other fun stuff. Again, LOTS OF FUN! I definitely recommend this one. It can be read as a standalone.

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

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Tara Sivec you rock! Your books should come with a warning label that says” do not read in public for fear of laughing out loud excessively”. The book is filled with some of the craziest combinations of words I have ever seen but they are the heights of hilarity. The characters are indescribable funny and witty. I could read this everyday and not be bored.

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Rating: 3.5 Stars

I had a feeling Sivec would turn this fairytale inside out and I was totally right! This is the first book I have read in the trilogy, but I intend to circle back and start from the beginning, because, as always, Sivec delivered a rather fun rom-com.

I loved what she did with these three classic tales. I had such a good time finding all the bits of the original story in Kiss the Girl, and thought Sivec did a brilliant job turning the tale on its side.

This Ariel was no Disney princess. No way. She was brash, foul-mouth, feisty, and hilarious. But you know what? She definitely encompassed the essence of the Ariel we know and love. She was fiercely independent and wanted to make it on her own. She was a collector of "things", and could sing the heck out of a pop song. Whereas original Ariel loses her actual voice, this Ariel lost her confidence and her ability to stand up for herself, so, more of her figurative voice, and I had a great time watching her get it back.

Ariel was great, but Eric was perfection. I was so in love with him. They had this kind of mutual hate going on, but it really was an intense mutual attraction that they were resisting. When the opportunity arose, Eric took his shot, and he was quite sneaky about it, but in a really sweet way. Without being obvious, he would give Ariel these little "nudges" on her path to rediscovering her confidence, and every little thing he did endeared him to me more and more. There were definitely heart eyes and swoon, when Eric was on the page.

Another thing I really appreciated was the friendship between the three naughty princesses. Women supporting women is always a good thing, and their friendship and the support they gave each other was a thing of beauty.

As with other Sivec books I have read, this one had some hysterical OTT moments. How did I not know about Goga? I had to google it, because that goat yoga scene cracked me up. Goga and a lot of other scenes were very funny - think Bridesmaids, and I loved them.

Sivec should get a round of applause for giving readers of this series such a lovely epilogue. I am a well known closure-ho, and epilogues are my thing. Not only did Sivec give us an epilogue, but it was a jump ahead epilogue with THREE time jumps. Yep! We got a little something extra for all three romances, and I really appreciated that she gifted us with those endings.

Overall: A fun OTT twisted fairytale, which made me laugh out loud, smile, and swoon.

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These Princesses do not work for Disney. Three very different ladies meet up and end up having a business together. This is the story of the feistiest, most foul mouthed one of the group.
On the surface she seems fierce, courageous, outgoing and bold. Under the surface, she is fragile, scared, and lost.
Dealing with financial troubles that go from bad to disastrous, Ariel is not the type of woman who asks for help, especially not from a man.
Fortunately for her, although Ariel will be the last to admit it, Eric Sailor isn't waiting for her to ask and won't take her refusal to accept his generosity and interference.
Among the gritty details, there is humor in this book. You will find yourself cheering for this duo, booing her ex-husband, and laughing out loud.

Even though this Princess doesn't need rescuing, it feels good to know there is a Prince around willing to have her back. When it seems nothing will ever go right again, having friends who will stay by your side, not giving up on you and helping you not give up on yourself, makes all the difference. First impressions may not show the whole picture.

Tara's writing may not be for the most sensitive reader, but the story is wonderful, edgy and real.

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Rating 4.5 Stars

I'm new to this series and to Tara Sivec. Since I had not read the first two books, there were a lot of backstories I wasn't familiar with. It wasn't necessary to have read the others though to enjoy Kiss the Girl. I love the premise of women finding themselves and their strength. They're capable and taking charge. Also, fun was the use of the princess stories we all grew up with as the basis of the characters. I'm not familiar with the newer stories so I don't know much about Disney's Ariel but again it wasn't necessary to enjoy this story.

Though I didn't know the history between Eric and Ariel, it didn't hinder my understanding of their antagonistic relationship. Eric is obviously smitten with Ariel but her dislike for him prevents her from seeing it. He's so strong that he isn't the least bit threatened by her attitude, her mouth and her dislike of him. He knows she'll learn to love him and he's got no interest in changing her sassy, swearing self.

When she loses her house and everything in it, he steps up to offer her a place to stay. I'm sure he'd have done it anyway but he's more inclined since it'll give her a chance to see him as the man for her. He's so sweetly calm whenever she's at her worse. He's got her back but knows that stepping up to take charge for her is not what she wants or needs.

As the story plays out, Eric wheedles his way into Ariel's heart until she finally realizes she's madly in love with him. She continues to take on the challenges of getting the Naughty Princess Club up and running with all the proper permits and takes on even the biggest, most appalling, obstacle to her life, her happiness and her business - Eric's mother. And what fairy tale is complete without an evil woman?

There's plenty of comic relief in the story as well including a hairless cat, drunk princesses and much more. I laughed, I cried, I thoroughly enjoyed Ariel and her book.

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