Reviewed by Sandra Scholes Synopsis: Manhattan is the setting for this urban fairytale, and let’s face it, we’ve seen plenty of these novels on the bookshelves recently, as much as there are TV series and movies. Fairy tales seem to be the bread and butter of fiction these days. Macie Graham, a magazine editor is [...]
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Guest blog by Wendy Holden, author of Marrying Up I’m a big fan of gold-diggers, which is why I’ve got one as the main character in my new novel. Girls who use what they’ve got to get what they want have always had a bad press, but this seems to me unfair. Until the twentieth [...]
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I love Cinderella. I don’t really know anybody who doesn’t adore this type of character. Her story is one of rags to riches; poor in money but rich in love. Take her story, a timeless classic, and add Rodgers and Hammerstein to the mix and you have a hit musical. I love all versions of [...]
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Once upon a time, in a land far far away a beautiful girl by the name of Mariella decides to find herself a husband. Not just any husband mind you – but one that will be rich enough to provide her with a sense of freedom. She would love to wake up in the morning [...]
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This sweet and ultimately upbeat story has elements of abuse that form the background of the heroine. Catherine Fullbright, the eldest daughter of Edmund Fullbright, is the Cinderella to this tale. Treated abysmally all her life, Catherine has determined she will never marry, never put herself in the power of another man. Catherine’s sister Elizabeth [...]
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by Tessa Radley, guest blogger and author of Millionaire Under the Mistletoe. I’ve been thinking a lot about heroines lately. About the careers they have, the jobs they do, and the effect their career, earning ability and self-esteem have on their relationship with the hero. I write romance for Silhouette Desire. Romance novels have always—as [...]
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In Eloisa James’ author note she mentions that this story is more Cinderella fairytale than historical romance. It explains the improbabilities, irregularities, and absurdities found within the pages of the story set somewhere in the Regency period. If you’re looking for a quick light Cinderella based read you will enjoy this book. If you’re looking [...]
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