According to Darby Quinn, Cinderella is the liar of all
liars. Prince Charmings may in fact be full of charm, but
true happy endings are nonexistent. After strings of
relationships that always ended badly, Darby wants
nothing
more than to focus on her career and her own happiness
without a committed man. When she meets Jake, he
constantly
surprises her by not fitting into the typical, no-good
prince profiles, and he doesn't give up easily no
matter
how many times she tries to explain her dating rules. If
she's not careful, she just might find herself falling
for
him.
CINDERELLA SCREWED ME OVER by Cindi Madsen is a
delightfully
classy and witty story perfect for fans of romantic
comedies. Throughout the novel, Darby talks about her
case
studies of her relationships and links them up to
particular fairy tales. While many of them are laugh out
loud funny, there are balanced by some serious ones that
help you understand what Darby is going through, and she
becomes an amazingly relatable character. What I love
most
about them is how clever they are to fit the fairy tale
and how entertaining they are to read.
While I really love Darby and her electric personality
that
strangely mashes a no-nonsense attitude with a kind and
fun
heart, the beginning felt a little repetitive at times.
It
seemed for a while that all she talked about was
relationships and their doom, and I wanted to see more of
her other opinions on things and other aspects of her
life.
Luckily, the reader does get to see some awesome glances
at
Darby's work as an interior design later on in the story,
which made me want to turn on HGTV.
Overall, you couldn't ask for a better kick your heels
off
and relax kind of book to lose yourself in. CINDERELLA
SCREWED ME OVER is fun, touching, hilarious, and has the
perfect level of swoon. Cindi Madsen has a wonderful and
distinct voice in her writing, and I can't wait to pick
up
more of her work.
Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned
one
too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all
belief
in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess
promised her. She's sworn off love, Prince Charmings,
and happy endings and she's happy about it.
Really.
Or at least she was…until she met Jake, her gorgeous
neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. But
Darby has rules about dating, ones she's culled from her
years spent with so-called “princes,” and starting
something
with Jake would break all of them.
Charming, fun,
and
unwilling to give up on her, Jake doesn’t fit any of the
profiles Darby has created from her case studies of
ex-princes-gone-bad. Finally presented with her own
Prince
Charming, can Darby take a chance on a
happily-ever-after?
Full of wit and sarcastic
humor,
Cinderella Screwed Me Over proves that sometimes
the
perfect love, like a perfect pair of shoes, is just
within
your grasp.
Excerpt
Just before we reached the door, Jake turned and wrapped
his
arms around my waist. “You know, you forced me to watch a
horrible movie—which you slept through—and I still had a
good
time. You know what that means, right?”
I tipped onto my toes and kissed his perfect lips, one
kiss to
hold onto tonight. Another to get me through the hours
until I
could see him again. “That pouting works better than I
thought?”
Jake smiled, then his expression turned serious. The way
his
eyes were boring into mine somehow sent both heat and
nerves
through my stomach. “I want to tell you something, but I’m
afraid it’ll freak you out.”
I swallowed, the gesture taking a lot more effort than
usual. I
suspected it might include the L-word, and he was right
about it
freaking me out. Things were finally easy between us
again, and
I didn’t want to step into the dangerous, serious zone.
“Then
you better not say it.”
He pulled me closer, our hips bumping together, and
covered my
mouth with his. As tired as I was a few seconds ago, every
part
of me was suddenly very alert. He slid a hand under my
shirt,
his fingertips stroking my back. I bit lightly at his
bottom
lip. He groaned and crushed me to him. Then he thrust his
tongue
in to meet mine, kissing me so deeply the room spun.
I clung onto him, losing myself in the moment, wanting to
drag
him to my bedroom but knowing I couldn’t yet. For some
reason...I was having trouble remembering it right now. I
broke
the kiss and worked on getting air back into my lungs.
Jake blew out his breath. He raked a hand through his
hair,
making it messy. He looked so hot I had to work at holding
back
my surging hormones. “Good night,” he said, his voice
husky.
Then he shot me a roguish smile that sent desire burning
through
my veins. “Sweet dreams.”
Oh, I was pretty sure my dreams would be featuring him
tonight.
And they’d probably be more dirty than sweet.
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