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Fairy Tale Weddings (Legendary Lovers #1-2)
by
Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)
Fairy Tales Can Come True
Cindy and the Prince
Thorndike Prince--handsome, levelheaded, successful--is a high-ranking New York City executive. Cindy Territo is the janitor who cleans his office after hours. There's no reason they'd ever meet, no reason he'd even notice her--until, on a whim and a dare, Cindy crashes his company's Christmas ball. She dances with her Prince...more
Cindy and the Prince
Thorndike Prince--handsome, levelheaded, successful--is a high-ranking New York City executive. Cindy Territo is the janitor who cleans his office after hours. There's no reason they'd ever meet, no reason he'd even notice her--until, on a whim and a dare, Cindy crashes his company's Christmas ball. She dances with her Prince...more
ebook, 352 pages
Published
December 1st 2009
by Mira Books
(first published November 1st 2009)
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Normally, when older stories are republished, you can really tell by the style it was written in. Not in this case, though. I am not sure whether Debbie Macomber revised and updated the tales before republishing or not, in any event, the heroines do feel as if they are twenty-first century women.
The title 'Fairy Tale' is meant literally, too. Essentially, the author adapted Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast to modern day life and did a wonderful job of it. Neither story feels contrived and the...more
The title 'Fairy Tale' is meant literally, too. Essentially, the author adapted Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast to modern day life and did a wonderful job of it. Neither story feels contrived and the...more
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Fairy Tale Weddings contains two previously published Debbie Macomber novels: Cindy and the Prince (1987), a modern version of the story of Cinderella, and Some Kind of Wonderful (1988), a modern version of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Both were happy, joyful reads for the holiday season that affirmed the miracles of the old fairy tales.
Cindy and the Prince is the story of Cindy Territo, a computer programming student by day and maid by night for the offices of Oakes-Jenning Financial Ser...more
Cindy and the Prince is the story of Cindy Territo, a computer programming student by day and maid by night for the offices of Oakes-Jenning Financial Ser...more
Fairy Tale Weddings Cindy and the Prince\Some Kind of Wonderful is a re-release of two of Debbie's books from 20 years ago. I really don't like that her publisher does this on a frequent basis. I had not read Cindy And The Prince which is a modern day version of Cinderella but I had read Some Kind of Wonderful, a modern day Beauty and the Beast (of sorts). Both stories were good, I cried buckets--my eyes are so swollen today! I won't say more about the stories other than "think about the fairy t...more
Two Stories
Cindy and the Prince
Cindy Terrino is a part time student, part time janitor... Thorne Prince is an up and coming vice president - and Cindy cleans his office at night.
Teasingly pushed into going to the company Christmas Ball with an invitation thrown away by Thorne's secretary, Cindy and Thorne have a marvelous evening (after she rescues him from a bore - tells him she's disappointed in her Prince - that she is Cinderella - but then they dance). Though she doesn't plan on seeing him a...more
Cindy and the Prince
Cindy Terrino is a part time student, part time janitor... Thorne Prince is an up and coming vice president - and Cindy cleans his office at night.
Teasingly pushed into going to the company Christmas Ball with an invitation thrown away by Thorne's secretary, Cindy and Thorne have a marvelous evening (after she rescues him from a bore - tells him she's disappointed in her Prince - that she is Cinderella - but then they dance). Though she doesn't plan on seeing him a...more
Contains retellings of two classic fairy tales.
Cindy And The Prince
A modern day Cinderella tale that takes place in New York City. Cindy Territo is a janitor that cleans offices after hours. Thorndike Prince is a handsome and successful high ranking executive. Cindy has been cleaning his office and has made her own assumptions of who he is. She is shocked, after being shown a photo of him in the paper, to find that he is young and quite handsome. However he does have a photo of a beautiful woman...more
Cindy And The Prince
A modern day Cinderella tale that takes place in New York City. Cindy Territo is a janitor that cleans offices after hours. Thorndike Prince is a handsome and successful high ranking executive. Cindy has been cleaning his office and has made her own assumptions of who he is. She is shocked, after being shown a photo of him in the paper, to find that he is young and quite handsome. However he does have a photo of a beautiful woman...more
This book has two stories in it. I will start with the first one Cindy and the Prince.
Cindy and the Prince is a modern day Cinderella story. Cindy was a night time janitor that cleans Thornes (Prince) office. She learns a lot about him from his office. She "crashes" the Christmas ball and meets him for the first time and he falls in love with her. Throughout the entire story it is a cat and mouse game. She doesn't want him to know who she really is because she feels that she is not good enough....more
Cindy and the Prince is a modern day Cinderella story. Cindy was a night time janitor that cleans Thornes (Prince) office. She learns a lot about him from his office. She "crashes" the Christmas ball and meets him for the first time and he falls in love with her. Throughout the entire story it is a cat and mouse game. She doesn't want him to know who she really is because she feels that she is not good enough....more
I enjoyed both of these stories. The first was a modern take on Cinderella. I thought it was an interesting take. I never imagined Prince Charming would be so grumpy. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the story. The second story was a modern take of Beauty and the Beast. I was curious how the author was going to create a beast and was glad for the absence of magic and that the beast wasn't physically a beast, but just cruel and heartless man. A beast in every sense of the word, except in appearance. Not t...more
Two fairy tales retold for modern times. I enjoyed the Cinderella story better. It was set in NYC during the holidays. Cindy was a janitor who cleaned Mr. Prince's office. She swiped an invitation to the company Christmas ball from a garbage can and set out to spend a night with her "prince." The second story was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The man, McFarland, was a real beast and I couldn't stand how he treated Judy. He "forced" her to go to his island to amuse him in exchange for not...more
This book is actually two books that are a modern day retelling of Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast. I love fairy tales and these happen to be two of my favorites so I really liked this book. I would have to say I liked the Beauty & The Beast story a little bit more but that is my all time favorite fairy tale so I'm probably a little biased. If you are looking for a fun light contemporary romance this book is perfect.
Nice updated version of two classic tales (Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast) where the women are not quite the stereotype. The Prince in "Cindy and the Prince" was a lot more likeable than the "Beast in Some Kind of Wonderful"; but then I guess that was the point. Lots of kissing but that's as far as it went. Reprints of Macomber's early efforts, these are a fluffy, fun read.
Wow!!! This is all I can. Debbie Macomber is an excellent writer and rewroote the fairy tales wonderfully. My favorite fairy tale Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast was written in a modern day setting. Even though it was placed in the present day adn the characters where were like modern day humans she did not loose the original meaning or magic of the story. I loved it and recommend everyone to read it.
Bought this one because I was working in the Rockland office this summer & needed something to do during lunch. I put it down because it was too predictable & weakly written...BUT since I have such a hard time putting a book down without finishing it I did finish reading it. A current telling of Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast...
Oct 05, 2012
Nancynova
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2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
debbie-macomber,
oct-dec-2012
Early Debbie Macomber: Cindy is the cleaning lady and Thorndike Prince is the VP of the company. Cindy snags a ticket to the company ball out of a trash can while cleaning, and crashes the ball pretending to be Cinderella. She never expects Thorne to persue her, break off his almost engagement and fall in love with her!
I just picked this up off the shelf... had to check its sensuality rating and it wasn't reviewed! But all her other books were "kisses" or "subtle" so I figured I take a chance! Liked it a lot and didn't want to put it down at bedtime! Always a good experience when you lose yourself in the pages of a book!
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Mar 30, 2013
Eddy Allen
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romance-and-poetry
Thorndike Prince—handsome, levelheaded, successful—is a high-ranking New York City executive. Cindy Territo is the janitor who cleans his office after hours. There's no reason they'd ever meet, no reason he'd even notice her—until, on a whim and a dare, Cindy crashes his company's Christmas ball. She dances with her Prince and then, like a proper Cinderella, flees at midnight, leaving her heart behind….
Some Kind of Wonderful
Beautiful inside and out, New York socialite Judy Lovin values family ov...more
Some Kind of Wonderful
Beautiful inside and out, New York socialite Judy Lovin values family ov...more
It was a nice, light read for the holidays. Cindy was a bit too...what's the word I'm looking for? Not sure. I just don't think that most people in this day and age care what a person does for a living as long as it's honest work. For me, that part was a bit forced for lack of a better word.
Two more relaxing reads by Debbie Macomber. I love reading these when I don't have anything else to do. Cindy and the Prince is a take-off of Cinderella and Some Kind of Wonderful is a take-off from Beauty and the Beast. Both are fanciful, beautiful stories ... wonderful for a night when you can't sleep.
Ok, again, I know...
Buttttt I just couldn't pass it up! I've never read Macomber before, and I am trying to expand my author list. She is a much-loved author by several patrons in our library, and this title seemed appropriate as I plan my very own fairy tale wedding.
We will see...
Oh, and Cinderella is one of my favorites - who doesn't love a modern day tale involving Prince Charming???
Buttttt I just couldn't pass it up! I've never read Macomber before, and I am trying to expand my author list. She is a much-loved author by several patrons in our library, and this title seemed appropriate as I plan my very own fairy tale wedding.
We will see...
Oh, and Cinderella is one of my favorites - who doesn't love a modern day tale involving Prince Charming???
I love these fairy tale stories. The first one is a Cinderella story and the second Beauty and the beast. I though they stayed pretty close the the original stories though in a modern setting. They are light and leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling. I need that sometimes. The characters share much of the mentality of the original cast so sometimes seem a bit unreal as they should.
Cheesy...but I found it was one of those so cheesy you have to finish it books!!! I liked the first story better than the second story - probably because it was a little more believable for me. Overall, it made me want to read another one of her books.
Fairy Tale Weddings contains two previously published Debbie Macomber novels. Cindy and her Prince is a modern retelling of Cinderella and Some Kind of Wonderful is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
The stories are "sweet" or traditional romances
The stories are "sweet" or traditional romances
Yes. I read a Debbie Macomber book. But only because it was the only author I actually recognized at the book exchange shelf at the hotel we stayed at last week. I read it on the plane. And -cringe- I enjoyed it. I am a closet romantic. So sappy.
Originally published ~20 year ago, these are two cute, modern interpretations of the Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast fairy tales. Cindy's story is very sweet, and Judy ("Beauty")'s story is an emotional roller-coaster ride.
I only read the first story in this book, it was a good story yet I didn't feel it was one of her best. I didn't care to read the 2nd story. I have a bunch of books I'm reading right now that are more interesting to me.
Okay so this book was totally cheesy but hey I am a sucker for those "novel relationships" so I was totally consumed. I would reccommend it, just for the fact that I love the way she turns a fairy tale into reality.
Jan 04, 2011
Tiffany
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2011-books-i-read,
2012-books-i-read
I found both of these stories very cute.
First is the story of Cindy and Thorn Prince. Cindy is the cleaning lady in his office building. She shows up at his work Christmas party to play the part of Cinderella and there their relationship begins.
The second story is about John and Judy. John was raised in foster care and fought his way to be a brilliant business man. He of course is loaded and bought himself his own island (wouldn't that be nice). Judy's fathers business is one that John wants to...more
First is the story of Cindy and Thorn Prince. Cindy is the cleaning lady in his office building. She shows up at his work Christmas party to play the part of Cinderella and there their relationship begins.
The second story is about John and Judy. John was raised in foster care and fought his way to be a brilliant business man. He of course is loaded and bought himself his own island (wouldn't that be nice). Judy's fathers business is one that John wants to...more
I'm such a sucker for fairy tale stories and this was no exception. I loved the stories and it was fun to have them retold in a modern-day setting and still keep them clean. I appreciated that.
Really poorly written, unbelievable remakes of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. I would reccommend rereading the orignial children's versions than wasting your time with this book.
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With more than 140 million copies of her books in print, Debbie Macomber is one of today's most popular authors.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author is best known for her ability to create compelling characters and bring their stories to life in her books. Drawing on her own experiences and observations, Debbie writes heartwarming tales about small-town life, home and family, enduring friends...more
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author is best known for her ability to create compelling characters and bring their stories to life in her books. Drawing on her own experiences and observations, Debbie writes heartwarming tales about small-town life, home and family, enduring friends...more
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