The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine

The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine -- 91 pages

Lorelei, the blacksmith's daughter, is a good natured girl with all the kindness you could want, but she has one problem: everything must be just so. As a baby she was the only child ever to have silk diapers and milk from the mountain yaks. And as a young lady, she can hardly do anything without half killing herself. But she can embroider, and she can hang laundry.

She is hanging laundry one day when Prince Nicholas rides by.

King Humphrey has decided it is time for Prince Nicholas to marry and to marry only the finest princess, but Nicholas has already fallen in love with Lorelei.
While Lorelei's nanny, Trudy is plotting harm against Lorelie, Prince Nicholas' parents are devising a ginormous test for the princess who would want to marry him.

Gail Carson Levine re-imagines fairy tales in a charming and humorous way for young girls, and in my case, older girls as well.

The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James

The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James - 388 pages

Olivia Lytton has been betrothed to Lord Rupert since she was five.  Usually this would be a cause for celebration as she would be marrying into the aristocracy.  However, Rupert was nearly killed at birth and has never been the same.  It does however give Olivia's sister the chance to compete the hand of Quin, the Duke of Sconce.  The problem is that Quin and Olivia seem to be falling in love themselves.
This is a retelling of The Princess and the Pea.  It was very humorous and fun to read.  It was interesting to see the similarities and the differences between the original fairy tale and this historical romance.