Cinderella's Wedding Wish

by Jessica Hart

Miranda Fairchild has always blended into the background. But she still dreams of finding her fairy-tale prince…. At first glance, her new boss-dangerously charismatic Rafe Knighton-does not fit the bill.Rafe is beginning to see that there's more to Miranda than meets the eye. Will he give this stubborn Cinderella the happy ending she deserves?

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Contemporary Romance, Audiobook, Contemporary, Mills and Boon, Harlequin Romance

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

After a haphazard career spent working and travelling around the world, I stumbled into romance writing as a way to fund a PhD. My first book, A Sweeter Prejudice, came out in 1991, and since then I've written a further 59 books, some of which have won awards in the US and the UK.
I live in York, a historic city in the north of England, and waste the best part of my days planning trips away or on Facebook and Twitter, both of which mean that I end up writing late into the night. As well as romance, I write 'time slips' as Pamela Hartshorne, and am a freelance project editor and occasional writing tutor.

In May 2013 I will publishing the Jessica Hart Vintage Collection of five of my early books from the 90s.
For news of forthcoming books and exclusive offers, do sign up for my newsletter: email jessica@jessicahart.co.uk or come and find me on Facebook.

Reviews

[Cyndi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay book. Not great, but okay. Not sure why it's called Cinderella. Our heroine has 2 sisters, not step, and they aren't all that mean to her. Her mother left when she was young and her father died leaving them in debt. The only thing she seems to have like the Cinderella of fable is that she is a hard worker and rather plain.
Our hero, or Prince Charming? has recently inherited his father's company and wants to live down his playboy reputation. He hires our heroine to plan a ball so he can meet some sophisticated ladies in his bid to become more respectable. Our heroine agrees so she can earn enough money to settle down in a nice little house by the beach she inherited from her grandmother.
Cute little book. Not a lot happens but sometimes that's what you want for an afternoon read. Just a sweet little romance.

[LLC · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a re-read and I upgraded it from 3 stars to 4 stars. I really like this author. Her characters are generally very likeable and normal. In other words they aren't perfect and do some of the same stupid things that normal people do in relationships.

[SuperWendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This lacked the emotional gut-punch experience I've had with other Hart romances, but it's still a strong, pleasant read. Heroine trying to claw her way back after the family department store goes belly up on her watch. She's working as a temp at the hero's family business and gets roped into helping him plan a gala and find a wife. He's trying to live down a playboy reputation, and now having "grown up," he figures it's time to settle down. Workplace romance meets fairy tale meets fake relationship all rolled into one.

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leído en Febrero 2013

Entretenido!!

[Jules · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book started out a bit slow for me, but the middle really picked up. Loved the "ugly duckling" theme too. Very romantic.

[Lynn Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave this a B- on All About Romance, so I'd give it 3.5 stars here. It travels down paths many romance readers have traveled before, but it's a very sweet book and I liked it. Here's what I wrote at AAR:

Though scoffed at by those who find it uncomfortably retro, the fantasy of being plucked from the crowd by the rich, handsome prince and transformed into a beautiful princess resonates with many. When everyday life is a bit too much of a struggle, it's hard to resist the allure of being swept away from it. This happens for Miranda Fairchild in Cinderella's Wedding Wish when she takes a temp job at the Knighton Group and catches the notice of CEO Rafe Knighton.

This is a partial review, and you can find the full text at All About Romance: http://likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookRev...

[Joana Correia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 STARS

One Review, One Gif
(All my reviews will have a gif that represents my feelings on that book, followed by a brief (or not) comment)

My gif. review on Cinderella's Wedding Wish, by Jessica Hart



It was ok!

[Tali · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty standard Mills and Boon story of a girl and her boss falling in love despite the odds, and yet there's a sweetness about it that I really liked. Yes, it's a little bit cliched, but at the same time Hart manages to tell a story where you genuinely want the characters to have a happy ending, instead of being annoyed by their cluelessness when it comes to each other.

[Xenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very sweet. It was predictable and cliche but I enjoyed it never the less. I really liked the hero and heroine. It was a bit of a breathe of fresh that the heroine was not your cliche perfect drop dead gorgeous female that are in most romance books. Jessica Hart writes very nice romance stories that are easy and quick to read.

[Melinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to this as an audio book. It was nice and charming and, although quite predictable - it was a lovely read. I enjoyed the characters - the feisty female lead and the smug and humourous male. A new twist on the usual Mills & Boon type romance.

[Pacific · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was okay. It wasn't super creative and had predictable storyline.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did quite like this story, pretty nice and an easy read.

[Juuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was such a sweet story. I liked the characters. They were funny and didn't do anything too stupid.

[Lavanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is simply adorable .. A sweet romance and a fairytale ending ...Loved it

[Trenchologist · Rating 4 out of 5]

It follows a predictable path but I'd argue that's the point--see: book title--also it's unabashedly so my kind of path thus zero complaints. I was down for this book, and how.

Good rep of the Cinderella trope without being a retread, with winks and tweaks on the given. The secondary romance & character given it made a nice departure from the trope norm.

I much enjoyed and took my time with every page. The heroine is a Yes For Me with determination and dignity but not too little self-regard or so worthy she's dreadful. The hero has something of a redemption arc, mostly is charming and learns things and admits faults when it's necessary.

The leads are so well suited. That too is on every page. It takes them a while to realize it (they know it way earlier than they're willing/able to admit), but once they do, there's a lovely HEA-ending full of promise on happy swoons. They each have good character development, strengths and weaknesses, complementary issues and aids.

I wasn't completely sold on the love scene. It felt a little against Miranda's whole going until then. But it wasn't a clanger or unwelcome. I did like how throughout Rafe was just-dang-interested in Miranda and that only burned brighter as their story unfolded. There's a lot of head-hopping but it's folded into the style without being that distracting; it's very midyears old skool in some ways. In this one, that didn't detract for me.

Also, dogs. And a shameless love for them. Plus a cranky old granny with a marshmallow center. Both those are great on their own, and lent no small shades of Betty, for me, which added to the overall appeal. I'll look for more by Hart based on this book.

[Eri | Encrucijadas cotidianas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miranda Fairchild, eficiente, ingeniosa y recatada, siempre había pasado desapercibida, permaneciendo en un segundo plano por detrás de sus hermanas, no porque sus hermanas sean malas, simplemente la vida la hizo dejar de querer competir por eso no le daba mucha importancia a su aspecto, sin embargo, eso no había impedido que albergara el sueño de encontrar a su príncipe azul e irse a vivir al lado del mar. 
Rafe Knighton, famoso playboy y con un carisma peligroso, no cumplía los requisitos. Por eso, cuando contrató a Miranda para que realizara una fiesta para la empresa, ella se sorprendió al comprobar que Rafe no era lo que parecía. Tenía más de lo que se apreciaba a simple vista, incluida una inesperada proposición de matrimonio… ¿Miranda tendría las agallas para jugarse por esa atracción que sentían? 

[Carla Wells · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an "ok" book, but I felt like there were a lot of gaps in the story. I felt like it was missing entire parts of the story, that could have told so much more.

[Shani · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4*

[Murr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet. I liked these people.

[Ruth Bingham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audiobook

[Sian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading classic romance story. Took a while for the hero and heroine to kiss. The pace speeded up after the first.

[Kellie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sweet story but the characters spend so much time lamenting why they can’t be together that I was never really convinced otherwise.

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hermosa historia bien narrada ame el avance que se fue mostrando entre la pareja principal, sin apuros y con mucho sentimiento

[Vikki Andrews · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lame, stupid, ridiculous... Who lets an ex get away with manipulating her ex husband? And he had no backbone either. A struggle to try and read. Boring!!

[Adriana Fogaça · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Noiva Mais Linda do Mundo
Sonho Secreto.
Jessica Hart.
H. Special 21.
2010.

Gosto muito desta série Special da Harlequin, sempre há livros, no mínimo, interessantes.

Os personagens desta edição não são complexos, mas tem muita força de caráter e dignidade o que já vale a leitura.

Rafe é lindo e ainda por cima quer se afirmar como pessoa e profissional.

Miranda é uma fofa, que por se achar o patinho feio da família, se esconde em roupas deselegantes. Eles vão se encontrar e de alguma maneira vão se entender e começar a trabalhar juntos, mas já viu e uma coisa leva outra, quando eles se derem conta, "é o amor".

Mas, para saber como eles vão chegar à paixão, vai ter que ler o livrinho...rs.

Recomendo!!!

[Mnms · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet combination of a few classic plots, it's very well done and a good story all by itself.
I like the characters, though Miranda occasionally comes off as a teenage fantasy. But overall I liked it.

[Shona · Rating 2 out of 5]

LOL. I spent most of this book wishing that both of the main characters would die in a fog of smugness. Very amusing.

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fun little read. Quick and easy. The 'plan' came way too late in the story and a lot of time was wasted on clothing options and descriptions. But if you are looking for fluff it will do.

[Varsha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet and romantic read.

[Loretta · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Miranda's feisty attitude and willingness to work despite her upbringing.