Ten Reasons to like my Cinderella!…by Lila DiPasqua

For those who have read AWAKENED BY A KISS and THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED, you know they’re each collections with three fairy tale retellings in each book.

But my upcoming August release, A MIDNIGHT DANCE, (a standalone book) isn’t a collection at all!  My first full-length novel is based on one of the most famous and beloved fairy tales of all time . . . Cinderella!

Now, I know what you’re thinking: I grew up reading Cinderella, Lila. Will I like your version?

Here are ten reasons why I think you just might:

1. There’s one strong, smart, independent heroine. Our Cinder-girl, Sabine Laurent is definitely a damsel in distress, but she’s not waiting for anyone to rescue her.  She’s desperate.  Her family faces a debtor’s prison and she’s taking matters into her own hands.  In fact, the object of her girlhood infatuation, Jules de Moutier, a man she’d dubbed her “Dark Prince” (because he’s tall, dark and oh so handsome, of course *smiles*) is now her enemy and the very man she intends to dupe and steal from.  Jules’s silver treasure would solve all of our impoverished beauty’s problems.  All she has to do is pose as a courtesan named Elise and feed him the tainted wine. Easy, no?

2. There’s one devilishly seductive, charming rake.  Using seduction on the hero, Jules, our “Prince Charming”, is not as easy as Sabine anticipated.  Not when he stirs her body as well as her heart.  Revenge can be complicated. *winks* As Fresh Fiction put it: “A MIDNIGHT DANCE is a sexy fairytale that will make you swoon. Jules de Moutier is the prince charming all women dream of.”

3. There’s a glass slipper.  Sabine’s favorite shoes are entirely covered in glass beading.  They prove to be quite lucky.  And yes, there is a scene where our hero places it back on her foot. *sighs*

4. There’s a ball.  In a room full of lords and ladies, our Cinder-girl, Sabine has a dance with her Dark Prince . . . and it’s just as wonderful as she’d always dreamed.  This is NOT good!

5. There’s a fairy godmother in the form of a highly opinionated, but loveable apothecary.
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