The Cinderella Curse

by Dee S. Knight

All of the principals are present. Charlotte Gambrell immediately recognizes Prince Charming when she meets her boss, James Clarkson. Unfortunately, the worldly Clarkson barely knows she's alive. Charlotte's two hateful supervisors make her professional life miserable by piling on the work and never letting her forget that she has employment only at their pleasure. Everything changes when Charlotte becomes part of a magazine shoot. The photographer, Cooper Hunt, agrees to perform duties as her fairy godfather. By day, he transforms her life by revealing to the world what he already knows, that Charlotte is an exquisite beauty. By night, he transforms her universe by teaching her about passion so she can attract her Prince. The "real" Cinderella never had it so good! By the time Charlotte arrives at the ball, she has to figure out what makes a prince, a Prince. More importantly, what can she do to make sure her life ends "happily ever after?" [ expliciit sexual content]

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First published August 4, 2003

About the author

Prior to writing her first fiction only a few years ago, Dee S. Knight lived a varied lifestyle. After college she married her high school sweetheart and they became house parents at a home for wards of the court. Thus, she went from newlywed to "mother" of a dozen teenage boys, in a month.

Two years of living in one city proved to be enough, and she and her husband spent the next eight years as long-distance truckers. Swiftly following their trucking years, she became a computer consultant, high school and adult ed teacher, technical writer and novelist. More than thirty years later, she's still married to her own hero and finds life infinitely interesting. They currently reside in the Midwest.

Looking for something sweeter, meet Dee's sister, www.AnneKrist.com.

Learn more at www.DeeSKnight.com

Reviews

[Books Shelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!

The Cinderella Curse is an enjoyable book. The storyline is engaging. The characters are nice and well-developed.
Even though the genre is not my favorite, this book was interesting to me.

If you have your weekend free and you've decided you wanted a light read - this is the book for you.

I recommend.

Julie,
BooksShelf Reviewer

[Sionna Trenz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The premise of this book- a woman telling an adult fairy tale to her husband- was cute. I enjoyed the interaction between the husband and wife a lot. The story was very well written and edited. Lord of description, and making the 2 ugly stepsisters Charlotte’s supervisors was brilliant. Loved Cooper. The “man cold“ scene was SO relatable I loved it!

Charlotte started out wonderful. I definitely related to her character at the beginning. But as the book went on, I was a little annoyed that she flat out refused to even reassess her plan. That stretched the bounds of believability to me because she acted as a child would, rather than a rational adult. I get the sheltered innocence, but it was taken to an almost ridiculous extreme. That said, she did redeem herself, so I was happy about that. There were a lot of sex scenes in this book, to the point that the story, for me, began to drag. But if you are a fan of lots of steam in your stories, I’d definitely recommend this one!

[B.J. Sikes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for fairy tale adaptations and sexy romances, so this one was right up my alley. It starts as a bedtime story told by a woman to her husband and there almost immediately is a sex scene between them. Phew! I didn't know the characters so this wasn't my fave part. I like a little buildup.
Once the actual story started, it improved greatly. I enjoyed the story although kept wondering why the MC was so very innocent. I mean, really. Did she live in a cave? Her photog "friend" was awesome though. Mmm, muffins. Their scenes were steamy, in a good way. It took a bit too long for Ms Innocent to figure things out. The "prince" was a jerk and her crush on him wasn't that believable because of that.

[Jane Gundogan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Cinderella Curse was just perfect for hopeless romantics like me. Even if you're not a hopeless romantic, Charlotte and Cooper's sweet and emotionally charged banter will definitely warm your heart. I definitely recommend reading this modern day Cinderella... with a twist!

[Randi]

This contemporary Cinderella story is significantly sexier than the traditional fairy-tale.

[Jenn Schmidt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. Lighthearted and easy to read but Charlotte as a character tended to get on my nerves with her tears and her certainty in the wrong things. She is definitely very human, though; the author did well with her development of her characters.

[Janice]

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