Yachts and Yuletide: A Royal Christmas Novella

Resplendent Royals

De: Maude Winters, L Derby

Narrado por: Daphne Winters, Dameon Knight

Sometimes, Christmas makes you go a little overboard…

Lady Rose Ferguson is supposed to spend time in paradise as a sailing WAG, lapping up a bit of Christmas in Miami instead of the dreary UK. Instead, she’s alone on her family’s cruiser, watching her family sail and feeling little Christmas spirit.

When she goes to a mixer and runs into her ex, she cannot stop him from aggressively grovelling until her brother’s old friend swoops in to save her. Prince Lars pretends to be her boyfriend and sends him off. It works, but soon, everyone is convinced the two are together.

When Rose says she’s desperate to enter their family’s cruiser in the Christmas boat parade competition, Lars offers to help her create a splendid light show to her favourite yuletide song. It’s all fake at first, but the more time they spend together, the more Lars and Rose bond. They’re both reminded of the beautiful parts of the season as they put together a winning boat.

When push comes to shove, will they win the boat parade? And is it all just a yuletide fling or something more?

©2024 Maude Winters (P)2025 Maude Winters

Amazing narration

This little novella really hit the spot in my lead-up to Christmas! Winters and Derby create really full-fleshed characters that I got to know well even with a shorter text.

Narrators Daphne Winters and Dameon Knight were AMAZING!!! It was an absolute joy to listen to their rendition of these characters. They truly brought them to life.

Loved the dual narration and cozy Christmas vibes

I originally got the opportunity to read this novella before release back in November 2024 and absolutely loved it, so getting the chance to experience the audiobook early was such a treat. It’s still the same short, sweet, spicy Christmas story that hooked me the first time — but the audiobook added a whole new layer of cozy holiday magic.

Daphne Winters and Dameon Knight did a great job bringing Rose and Lars to life. Their tones fit the soft, festive vibe of the story perfectly, and they really captured all the things I loved the first time around — the banter, the tension, the chemistry, the sweetness, and yes… even the spice. I do think the character voices could’ve been differentiated a bit more, but I was still able to tell who was speaking most of the time, and overall the performance worked really well for me.

The pacing was smooth and super easy to follow, and the dual narration made Rose and Lars’ connection feel even stronger than it did on the page. The yacht-decorating scenes, the fake-dating moments, the cozy Christmas atmosphere — everything felt more vivid and immersive in audio.

This is definitely a holiday audiobook I’d listen to again.
If you love accidental lovers, friends-to-lovers, fake dating, British vibes, and a dash of Christmas spice, this one is absolutely worth the listen.

“I’d go to həll with you in a heartbeat, Rosalind.”

I've never read a book that revolved around boats before, and I got a say, this one was a lot of fun, and a lot more spicy than what I was expecting. For real, Lars and Rosalind just couldn't keep their hands off each other even if they tried.

Daphne Winters ann Dameon Knight were absolutely brilliant with this narration. They did an amazing job with all the characters and accents.

I really enjoyed all the rivalries and competitions between the different families.
Even when they were friends outside of the different competitions that they participated in. I also really enjoyed Lars relationship with Jack and how both he and Rose supported Jack in her feelings towards her friend.

Quote: “I cannot help but feel obligated to support the man who got me off four times last night.”

Sweetest story

I loved this sweet holiday love story. The narrators were amazing! Royals, boats, and adorable characters and throw in some fake dating! Squeals… it was to cute!

Perfect for the holidays

The perfect pick me up for the holidays!
Super spicy but cute at the same time. It’s quick and an easy listen.