Roses & Thorns

Roses & Thorns
Showing posts with label #GlassSlipperSisters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #GlassSlipperSisters. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

The Wronged Princess by Kae Elle @kathylwheeler #CinderellaTale #Fantasy #Suspense




The Plot:

Finding his mysterious princess by trying her glass slipper on every maiden in Chalmers Kingdom sounded like a brilliant scheme until the silly thing slid quite easily on the foot of the wrong girl. Now how is Prince Charming supposed to find his true love? Unbeknownst to either, his mother, the queen, and her feisty twin (Cinderella’s infamous fairy godmother) have a lesson to impart—impulsive decisions do not a future king make!

About the Author:

I love sports—the NFL, the NBA… I hold season tickets to the Oklahoma City Thunder. I love Broadway musicals, too. I have a BA in Management Information Systems and a vocal minor. I love travel, reading, writing, and just to round things out and scratch the singing itch—karaoke.

Review:

I just hate it when I read a book by a friend that’s poorly edited. Ms. Wheeler tells a really good story with a much more complex relationship between Ella and her sisters than the usual version of Cinderella. Her stepmother is still the scheming, social climber of the Grimm version, but she doesn’t have to lop off parts of her daughters’ feet to get the shoe to fit. Esmerelda and Cinderella used to swap shoes all the time before the Count died, when the girls were friends. Imagine both Cinderella and the Prince’s horror when the glass slipper slid right onto the wrong foot! And so, the fun begins.



As I said at the beginning, my problem with the book was the editing, or lack thereof. There were mixed tenses, misused words; in short, the grammar was terrible. It really is a shame, because Ms. Wheeler shows a deep knowledge of history and mythology, and her fractured fairy tale would be a great read with better grammar.

Warnings:  None
Length:  190 Pages
Prices:
Print:  $9.99
Digital:  $0.99

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Cinderella’s Enchanted Night by Amber Daulton




Blurb:

Annalise Gallagher wants Elijah Burleigh. Plain and simple. She’s watched him from afar for months, her friends call her “his own personal stalker,” and then she makes a wish on a magic pendant for a full-body makeover. Transformed into the gorgeous knockout she’s always wanted to be, she asks Elijah out on a date and wears a haute couture gown straight from Paris to his friend’s wedding. With just twenty-four hours on the clock, her enchanted night fades into the morning hours and everything crashes down around her. Annalise harbors a shameful secret and Elijah demands the truth with the veil of magic gone. The truth, however, could destroy her fragile confidence and push him away forever.

About the Author:

Writing is the fruit to happiness.

Amber Daulton lives her life by that one belief even though she normally isn't so Zen.

Author of several novellas, she published her first book in 2012 and hopes to publish countless more in the future. As a fan of contemporary, paranormal and historical romance novels alike, she can't get enough of feisty heroines and alpha heroes. Her mind is a wonderland of adventure, laughter and awesome ways of kicking a guy when he's down. She probably wouldn't be too sane without her computer and notebooks. After all, what's a girl to do when there are people jabbering away in her head and it's hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing else works.

Reviews are available on Amazon, Goodreads, and Shelfari, as well as on numerous blogs. Please check out her blog or FB page to stay connected.

Review by Rochelle:

Cinderella’s Enchanted Night was a cute story. Annalise Gallagher has major body-image issues. She wants Elijah Burleigh, but she doesn’t dare approach him—not with her dumpy, lumpy body and a horrible disfigurement hidden under her clothes. Not until she wishes on an enchanted locket and wakes up the next morning with the perfect body she’s always hoped for. Full of the locket’s magical self-confidence, she finally speaks to Elijah and asks him out. But he’s busy—a friend is getting married. It’s black-tie. Would she like to accompany him? Hopefully the wedding will end and she’ll be home by midnight, so Annalise agrees. At least she’ll have one evening with Elijah.

I so wanted to give Cinderella’s Enchanted Night five roses, but it needed a bit better editing. Still, it’s a sweet story with well-drawn characters that deals with an issue I don’t think any woman ever escapes—body image.

I have photos of my grandkids in my hall. Each of my granddaughters complained about her photo—“my hair’s all wrong;” “I hate my smile.” Don’t we all wish we had a magic locket? What would you do if you had a perfect body for twenty-four hours?

Author Blog:  http://amberdaultonauthor.blogspot.com
Heat Rating:  PG-13
Length:  112 Pages
Prices:
Print:  $6.25
Digital:  $1.99

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Sunday, December 27, 2015

The Cinderella Body Club byJennifer Connor, Angela Ford, Sharon Kleve, & Amber Daulton

 
Blurbs:

The Cinderella Body Club is a new romance series of the timeless Cinderella story reimagined where four girlfriends make a wish on a locket. They all wish they were beautiful, and look like the girls they've always wanted to be—the belles of the ball.



Cinderella Had it Easy: Jennifer Conner

Cami works in the basement of a television station which airs history documentaries. With scars on her face that she acquired in a car accident as a child, Cami finds it easier to be by herself. She gets into a heated debate with the handsome new host of the show she'll be working on. Is Lance the knight in shining armor who can drag Cami out of her safe zone? With no carriage and no helpful mice, she has to rely on the magic from her grandmother's locket.

Cami only has twenty-four hours in her Cinderella body, what will she do with it? Will she keep hiding or can she learn how to live life?

Spellbound Cinderella: Angela Ford

Tess Andrews lacked self-confidence. She believed she was “Plain-Jane.” Her last date ended before it began when he asked if she'd set him up with one of her model clients. Tess owns a small employment agency. Some of her clients are models, which only make her insecurities worse. Internationally-famous model photographer, Parker Walsh, always leaves Tess speechless and in a rush to run and hide. She only does business with his assistant.

Her savior—Girls Night; once a week Tess gets together with her friends who are all in similar situations with no luck in love. One night they wish on a magical pendant to be that perfect girl they’d like to see in the mirror. They wake up in their “Cinderella Bodies”—sexy and better looking, but they only have until midnight to make the most of it. Her “Cinderella Body” boosts her confidence to invite Parker to lunch. He surprises her with an invite to his charity fashion show. Tess has everything for her magical night—her Prince, the dress, the shoes but she worries when the clock strikes twelve if he'll like the “real” her.

Second Chance Cinderella: Sharon Kleve

Raven St. James is a Phlebotomist in a prominent Portland, Oregon hospital. She is petite, with jet-back hair, green eyes, and extremely shy. She dreams of being like the nurses on the daytime hospital shows—perfect. Tall, blonde, blue eyed, with big breasts.

Dr. Quinn Taylor admires Raven's skill, and the caring she shows with her patients, but can't get her attention. Until the day she winks at him.
Raven only has twenty-four hours in her Cinderella body. What will she do with it? Will she become the confident, strong, flirty girl she wants to be? Will she get the guy she's always wanted? Dr. Quinn?

Cinderella's Enchanted Night: Amber Daulton

Annalise Gallagher wants Elijah Burleigh. Plain and simple. She's watched him from afar for months, and her friends call her “his own personal stalker.” Then she makes a wish on a magic pendant for a full-body makeover. Transformed into the gorgeous knockout she's always wanted to be, she asks Elijah out on a date and wears a haute couture gown straight from Paris to his friend's wedding.

With just twenty-four hours on the clock, her enchanted night fades into the morning hours and everything crashes down around her. Annalise harbors a shameful secret and Elijah demands the truth with the veil of magic gone.

The truth, however, could destroy her fragile confidence and push him away forever.

About the Authors:

Jennifer Connor: Jennifer Conner is a best-selling Northwest author who has over sixty short stories and books in ebook, print, and audiobooks. She lives in a hundred year old house that she grew up in. Her semi-small town holds an interesting mix of resident hillbillies, yuppies and Navy Seals.

Angela Ford: Angela Ford originates from Nova Scotia—“Canada’s Ocean Playground.” Her love of the ocean and sunsets are always in her heart and give her inspiration. Her love for words keeps her turning the page. She is never without a book, whether she’s reading or writing. Now residing in Ontario, Angela works in Finance—numbers by daywords by night.


Sharon Kleve: Sharon Kleve was born and raised in Washington and currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her husband. She’s a multi-published author of paranormal and contemporary romance. When not writing, she can usually be found either curled up in her recliner with her cat and a good book, or in the kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.

Amber Daulton: Her mind is a wonderland of romance and adventure, laughter and awesome ways of kicking a guy when he's down. She reads, writes and enjoys contemporary, paranormal and historical novels alike. Writing takes up most of her time, when not at her “tedious day job in the retail industry.” She states, “I probably wouldn't be too sane without my computer and notebooks. After all, what's a girl to do when there are people jabbering away in her head and it's hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing else works.”

Review by Rochelle:

The Cinderella Body Club was a collection of delightful romantic romps with well-drawn characters and a page-burning pace. It’s difficult to review these stories without spoilers. I think I’ll just say buy and read The Cinderella Body Club. It’ll make you feel good.

Heat Rating: R
Length: 220 Pages
Prices:
Print: $9.25
Digital: $2.99

Thanks for visiting. Donna, Julie, & Rochelle