Excerpt from Cinderella Had it Easy

She opened her eyes and frowned. “Do I look any different?” she asked, expectantly.

Raven shook her head. “Nope. I told you it was BS.”

Always the optimist, Tess chimed in, “Maybe we did something wrong. You can ask your grandma on your next visit and then we can try again.”

“Sure, that sounds like a plan.” Cami had to admit, she was a little disappointed. “Maybe Grandma will stay awake next time to finish the story.”

The girls cleaned up their plates and washed out their glasses. Cami hugged each of them goodnight as they left and headed for home, and then she went off to bed.

As she snuggled down under the cat quilt her mom made her, she stared at the ceiling, and began to drift off to sleep. “Prince Charming…where are you? Come out, come out, wherever you are.” She sighed and closed her eyes. “Too bad the magic in the locket didn’t work.”

Excerpt from Second Chance Cinderella

My cat, Molly is my alarm clock. At 6:00 a.m. every morning, she climbs from the foot of my bed, wraps herself around the top of my head and her engine starts. She doesn’t care if it’s my day off or not. I found twenty pound Molly at a local shelter. Her mismatched eyes, one green and one blue, immediately stole my heart.

I stretched, dislodging Molly. She jumped down, anticipating her morning meal of salmon delight. The wood floor in my small, one bedroom condo, felt cold on the bottom of my feet. I threw on a pair of old sweats, a cotton pull-over, and slid my feet into my fleece slippers.

My coffee pot brewed two cups every morning right before I got up. What a great invention. Molly got her kibble and I got my much-needed caffeine.

After two cups of coffee and a slice of wheat bread slathered with peanut butter, I shuffled into the bathroom. Still a little sleepy from all the wine the night before, I grabbed a comb and it easily slid through my normally tangled hair. That snapped my head around and I peered into my mirror at my now lighter, silky locks. Oh, my God. A sexy body, like one of the nurses from a daytime show, stared back at me. Beautiful, but with my green eyes and my small nose. I pulled the neckline of my sweatshirt out and peaked at my slightly rounder, fuller new chest. My once non-existent rear end, seemed to be perkier. It sort of worked. I giggled and danced around.

Excerpt from Spellbound Cinderella

“Oh yes Miss Tess, this definitely cries out red carpet. Or should I say runway for you.”

Tess laughed. He thinks I’m one of the models. Now there’s a compliment or one damn-good sales person.

“I’m not a model. I run an employment agency. Parker is one of my clients. I refer models to him.” Tess laughed and Franc joined in.

“I assumed. How silly of me? Parker sends models to me for special occasions. He’s never sent a special someone. Is this your first date? Or is it just business” Franc teased with a wink.

“Our second date actually if you count lunch today.” Tess shrugged.

“Well he is one lucky man.” Franc turned Tess so she could she herself in the mirror.

She smiled. She never dreamed she’d be wearing a dress this beautiful. Franc was right. She felt like she’d been wrapped in silk as the light-weight material touched her skin. The bodice gave just enough of a peak of her cleavage. I take back what I said to Cami about Cinderella.

I don’t know if I’ll get the happily-ever-after but I am certain I’m going to have one magical night.

Excerpt from Cinderella’s Enchanted Night

“I just want to think about tonight.” Annalise shifted her face out of his grasp and licked his index finger. “Just you and me in these gorgeous clothes and in the most elegant Victorian-style bedroom I’ve ever seen. I’m not perfect, Elijah, and I have baggage you don’t want to know about, but let’s put everything else aside for tonight. Will you make love to me, and accept whatever happens in the morning?”

Elijah tilted his head to the side. “I think you’re underestimating me about something but I don’t know what.” He reached up and removed a few strategically-placed jeweled bobby pins from her hairdo. Her curly locks cascaded around her shoulders. Then he pulled her shawl off her arms, took her purse and laid it on a nearby vanity. His chest rumbled as he spoke. “Okay, tonight will be about sex. Tomorrow, I want an explanation.”