Blurb
What
happens when the glass slippers pinch Cinderella's toes? When Jaine Andersen proposes a new
marketing role to the local amusement park, general manager Dylan Callahan
charms her into filling Cinderella’s glass slippers for the summer. Her reign
transforms Jaine’s ordinary life into chaos that would bewilder a fairy
godmother. Secretly dating her bad boy boss, running wedding errands for her
ungrateful sisters, and defending herself from the park’s resident villain means
Jaine needs lots more than a comfy pair of shoes to restore order in her
kingdom. First in the Storybook Valley series, a blend of sweet romance, chick
lit, and fairy tale fun.
Excerpt:
Dylan scrutinized Jaine, arms folded across his
royal blue shirt with the Storybook Valley logo stamped over the left in white
block letters. “Do you wear contacts?”
“I have plenty of media contacts. Wait. Did you say
wear contacts? You mean instead of these?” Jaine fingered the earpiece of her
gold-rimmed glasses.
“Right. Contact lenses.”
She gave a nervous chuckle. “I scheduled a
consultation in college, but was too squeamish to insert the lens. I was more
comfortable in glasses.”
Was she really justifying her vision enhancement
choices to her prospective new boss? Maybe he intended to discuss medical
benefits. Or did he think she looked nerdy? What was the saying? Guys don’t
make passes at girls who wear glasses? Not that she wanted him to make a pass even if he was hot.
“How blind are you without glasses?” Dylan persisted.
“You wouldn’t want to drive with me.”
“How about if you’re walking around a building? Are
you in danger of hurting yourself?”
This interview had taken the Mad Hatter Freeway from
Fairy Tale Land into Wonderland where nothing made a damn bit of sense. Did
this guy have a glasses fetish, like those weirdoes with shoe fetishes?
“I should be okay. I take them off for special
occasions.” In fact, Jaine’s older sister Bree, who was getting married in
August, remarked just last week, “You are
losing the glasses for my wedding pictures, right?”
What the hell. She’d be a good sport and hope Dylan
would be so grateful to pick the brain of a real, flesh and blood, bespectacled
person that he would appoint her marketing director. Jaine removed her glasses
and the fine details of her surroundings fuzzed. She nodded toward the framed
print hanging on a side wall, the picture a wash of symbols and colors. “I can
tell that’s a park map, but the words and images smear together.”
And that was myopia in a nutshell. Jaine adjusted
her glasses back into place so she could see his reaction. Dylan examined her
with such intensity that a blush stained her cheeks. She patted her French
braid, in case stray strands were straggling out.
“Here’s the situation,” Dylan said. “I took over the
general manager position a few months ago. I’m evaluating possible changes and
researching how other theme parks run. My grandfather and father have worked
with a marketing firm for years to create our brochures, billboards, print, and
radio ads.”
Jaine’s shoulders caved, imperceptible to him, but
it felt as if her whole body was sinking.
No fairy tale job ending for her.
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Stacy Juba got engaged
at Epcot Theme Park and spent part of her honeymoon at Disneyland Paris, where
she ate a burger, went on fast rides, and threw up on
the train ride to the
hotel. In addition to working on her Storybook Valley chick lit/sweet romance
series, Stacy has written books about ice hockey, teen psychics, U.S. flag
etiquette for kids, and determined women sleuths. She has had a novel ranked as
#5 in the Nook Store and #30 on the Amazon Kindle Paid List. When she’s not
visiting theme parks with her family, (avoiding rides that spin and exotic
hamburgers), or writing about them, Stacy helps authors to strengthen their
manuscripts through her Crossroads Editing Service. She is currently writing
the next book in the Storybook Valley Series, Prancing Around With Sleeping
Beauty.http://stacyjuba.com/blog/
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#Romantic
Idea:
Go
to a theme park and try these romantic ideas:
1.
Snuggle
up on slow rides such as the train.
2.
Kiss
at the top of the Ferris Wheel at night.
3.
Share
a box of popcorn during a show.
4.
Get
to a show early and relax in the back of the air-conditioned theater.
5.
Kiss
for the ride pictures.
6.
Enjoy
a picnic lunch.
7.
Go
to the park’s nicest restaurant for dinner.
8.
Have
your significant other play games to win you a prize.
9.
Hold
hands while strolling through the park.
Thanks so much for exchanging with me, Carmen! Have a great summer!
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Oh, what fun. This sounds like a wonderful breezy read. Thanks for sharing Carmen and congrats to Stacy!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, Mae! It sounds a fresh approach of the well known tale.
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Sounds wonderful for a refreshing summer read. Best of luck to Stacy and thank you, Carmen.
ReplyDeleteSo many books, such captivating stories, indeed.
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