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Title:   Cinderella Screwed Me Over Author:   Cindi Madsen Genre:   Contemporary Romance, Chicklit Pages:   400 Published:   October 2013 Publisher:   Entangled Source:   NetGalley Synopsis: 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 happ...

Title:   The Sweetest Spell Author:   Suzanne Selfors Genre:   YA, Fairy Tale re-telling Pages:   416 Published:   August 2012 Publisher:   Walker Childrens Source:   via Author Buy Links:   Amazon, Kobo, Book Depository Synopsis: Emmeline Thistle, a dirt-scratcher's daughter, has escaped death twice-first, on the night she was born, and second, on the day her entire village was swept away by flood. Left with nothing and no one, Emmeline discovers her rare and mysterious ability-she can churn milk into chocolate, a delicacy more precious than gold. Suddenly, the most unwanted girl in Anglund finds herself desired by all. But Emmeline only wants one - Owen Oak, a dairyman's son, whose slow smiles and lingering glances once tempted her to believe she might someday be loved for herself. But others will stop at nothing to use her gift for their own gains-no matter what the cost to Emmeline. Magic and romance entwine in this fantastical world wher...

Title:   Cinder and Ella Author:   Melissa Lemon Genre:   Fairy Tale, YA Fantasy Pages:   208 Published:   November 2011 Publisher:   Bonneville Source:   NetGalley Synopsis: After their father’s disappearance, Cinder leaves home for a servant job at the castle. But it isn’t long before her sister Ella is brought to the castle herself—the most dangerous place in all the kingdom for both her and Cinder. Cinder and Ella is a Cinderella story like no other and one you'll never forget. I stumbled on this book quite by accident.  I saw several reviews for it around the blog realm and decided to check it out.  While 'window shopping' through netgalley one afternoon the title popped up - I just had to click request!  I've always been a sucker for fairy tale re-tellings and boy was this one great! This doesn't follow the traditional tale of Cinderella - Cinder & Ella are sisters.  One leaves home to work at the R...