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Bantam, Jan 2004, 11.00
ISBN: 0553382349
Montana rancher Darmilla “Darby” Landon is very comfortable in jeans on her spread though that gives her international business mogul father apoplexy. She takes after her deceased mother while her younger sister Pepper, though frivolous especially with men, is a chip off the old male block.
Pepper needs Darby to cover for her escorting a Swedish businessman in DC while she has a tryst with her latest forever love. Reluctantly Darby agrees and receives a make over by Glass Slipper, Inc. At the DC airport, Shane Morgan notices the Glass Slipper, Inc limo and bums a ride from his deceased grandma's company. In the limo he meets Darby, who he considers a beautiful Amazon Cinderella. As he struggles with dealing with the business aspects of his inheritance and she with being an escort following the Cinderella Checklist, they fall in love as Shane goes out of his way to see his Amazon sweetheart. However, she is Big Sky while he is international risk taker making anything permanent seem remote.
Though it is difficult to accept that Darby has no finesse to pull off a role change, fans will appreciate this fine contemporary romance. The tale stars two attractive individuals who have similar ideals as to what they want from life thought neither realizes at first that is so of their companion. The support cast, including the male lead's deceased grandma, provides just enough oomph so that the audience fully grasps what motivates Shane and Darby and why. The audience will appreciate learning the Glass Slipper rules of making a worldly princess out of a country bumpkin.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"In helping her hopeless sister, Pepper, Darby agrees to go back to Washington, DC and escort a business partner of their father. Of course there are a few things wrong with this scenario: Daddy doesn't know about the change, and Darby has lived and worked on a Montana ranch for the last ten years. Elite parties and high heels are not her cup of tea, so she agrees to a major makeover courtesy of "Glass Slipper, Inc.". Enter the stud muffin Shane Morgan, a relative of the owners at "Glass Slipper, Inc", who has charm to spare and is VERY interested in Darby. But, could the businessman also be 'Prince Charming'?"
Manda, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- city slicker dating a country girl/guy
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
- explorer
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- farmer
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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