The Crystal Slipper

‘By Selena Fulton

Synopsis:

A paranormal category romance from Entangled’s Covet imprint…

Sometimes you just have to believe…

A single crystal slipper. It was probably the weirdest gift librarian Celinda Branham ever received during a Christmas gift exchange. Who would even wear these in the real world? Not Celinda, wearer of sensible shoes and fairy tale naysayer. That said, she certainly has the requisite wicked stepmother, irritating stepsister, and empty bank account. Of course, if she actually believed in all that fantastical junk, she could wait for her Prince Charming…

Only Prince Charming doesn’t exist.

But Preston Chandler believes in fairy tales. Oh, does he ever. All he did was spurn the advances of a certain witch, and now his sister is under a sleeping spell. And the only way to break it? Find the other glass slipper and give someone “Love’s First Kiss.” But when Preston finally tracks down Celinda, he’s dismayed to discover that the shy librarian who owns the other shoe has no interest in anything remotely resembling magic—including love. Now he must find a way into his Cinderella’s cynical heart, or lose his sister… and his only chance for true love.

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Tina’s Review

** ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an HONEST review. **

A modern-day fairy tale.

“Only uneducated people believed in magic and superstition.” was librarian Celinda Branham’s philosophy. When she receives a glass slipper at a co-worker’s Christmas gift exchange, in provokes her curiosity though. No matter, she was not going to hold her breath for Prince Charming to waltz right into her life.

Preston Chandler is guilt-ridden, certain it is a witch’s curse that has his sister in a coma & he’s to blame. As she lay unwaking in a hospital been from “unknown causes”, he’s charged with finding a pair of glass slippers & solving twisted little riddles before her 21st birthday. He’d already located & now possesses one slipper, but the other is in America and time is running out.  Preston jets off from London, England to Jacksonville, Florida to follow a lead on the second slipper.

Whimsical, yet bizarre. That is the best way to summarize this story.

Preston acted with arrogance and impatience towards his employees and was heartless towards a young witch friend that he grew up with. In a moment of deep hurt and wounded pride, she lashed out to hurt him and put a sleeping spell on his sister. He needed to solve the nonsensical riddles the witch had left for him so he can wake his little sister again. Meanwhile, Celinda was wary of Preston, despite the electric draw she felt towards him. He’s talking like a lunatic about magic as if fairy tales are real. But if he’s as crazy as she suspected, why did she feel compelled to help him?

The main characters and plot are well-enough written, but fantastical, which I know is intentional… Celinda is meant to be the embodiment of Cinderella while Preston Chandler – P.C. is Prince Charming and his comatose sister is Sleeping Beauty and even a Fairy Godmother… There’s enchanted glass slippers, a wicked step-mother, a spoiled & bratty step-sister and an incensed witch. The only thing missing was GusGus! The supporting characters covered a colorful spectrum. The plot was clever & sprinkled with wit. The conflict was ever-present and grew more complicated as the story evolved, but it had a predictable ending. It was very “PG-13”. There is one IMPLIED sex scene, but no details are exposed. No heat. That’s not to say that they did not have chemistry. It just seemed that neither knew what to do with said chemistry.

Author Bio:

Selena Fulton lives in sunny Florida. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys camping, walking on the beach and making jewelry.

An award winning author, The Crystal Slipper releases on September 22, 2014.

“With wicked step-mothers, fairy godmothers, talking mirrors, witchcraft, riddles and of course the magic shoes The Crystal Slipper was a sweet, fluffy, easy romantic read.” — Read Your Writes

“Selena Fulton effortlessly weaves a tale of magic and love in a unique way that will strengthen your belief in Happily Ever After!”

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