Cinderella Treasure Trove

By Stacy Juba and Lynette Sofras

Will Cinderella make it to the ball? She did in the fairy tale, but in these fresh takes on the original, just about anything can happen--and usually does. Fifteen romance authors have served up delicious samples of their Cinderella-themed stories, along with a feast of tasty treats and glitzy party ideas. Tap into your inner princess and indulge in excerpts sparkling with dream-come-true romance, nail-biting suspense, haunting magic, bubbly chick lit humor and tear-jerking heartaches. Please note that these are excerpts, not complete stories. After sampling our tasty morsels, you'll find a treasure-trove of recipes and ideas to inspire your next party. 

Let the Glass Slipper Sisters style your regal table to perfection, thanks to the gorgeous, but quick and inexpensive adornments and easy-to-prepare scrumptious delights. You'll even find a few party games that can be adapted for your royal guests whatever their age. Excerpts from the following books are included within the pages: 

Cinderella's Enchanted Night by Amber Daulton
Cinderella Had It Easy by Jennifer Conner
Cinderella Series - the collection by Kae Elle Wheeler
Cinder the Fae by Rebecca R. Ganiere
Fairy Tale Flirts by Lisa Scott
Fooling Around With Cinderella by Stacy Juba
Home Sweet Texas Home by Caroline Clemmons
Nobody's Cinderella by Joan Reeves
Pumpkin: A Cindermama Story by Ines Johnson
Savage Cinderella by PJ Sharon
Second Chance Cinderella by Sharon Kleve
Spellbound Cinderella by Angela Ford
The Cinderella Princess by Melissa McClone
The Thin Person Inside by Rochelle Weber
Wishful Thinking by Lynette Sofras

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books To Go Now
• Release date: Dec 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519905208

Stacy Juba

Stacy Juba has written about reality TV contestants targeted by a killer, an obit writer investigating a cold case, teen psychics who control minds, twin high school hockey stars battling on the ice, and teddy bears learning to raise the U.S. flag: she pursues whatever story ideas won’t leave her alone. Stacy’s titles include the adult mystery novels Sink or Swim and Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, the children’s picture books The Flag Keeper and the Teddy Bear Town Children’s E-Book Bundle (Three Complete Picture Books), and the young adult novels Face-Off and Dark Before Dawn. She is also the editor of the essay anthology 25 Years in the Rearview Mirror: 52 Authors Look Back. She is a former journalist with more than a dozen writing awards to her credit.

Book preview

A Little Cinderella Magic

Who the Heck Are the Glass Slipper Sisters?

If you’ve downloaded this book, then you’re probably wondering: who are these mysterious Glass Slipper Sisters? Are they actually sisters? Do they go around their daily lives wearing glass slippers?

Um, not quite. We are a group of fifteen women who have authored Cinderella-themed romance novels. We consider ourselves sisters in the symbolic sense as we all wrote books inspired by the Cinderella fairy tale.

How did we come together? I founded the group, however, I’m certain that my fairy godmother waved her magical wand behind the scenes to send me the perfect sisters. Before the launch of the first book in my Storybook Valley series, I put out a call on writing forums, seeking authors with Cinderella and rags to riches romance novels. Once we had assembled the group, I never expected it to take on a life of its own.

I threw out some preliminary ideas and the brainstorming snowballed as members conjured up their own amazing suggestions. We must have sent hundreds of emails in those early days as we bonded over our mutual love of Cinderella. Soon we had volunteers creating a book trailer, designing graphics, setting up social media pages, collecting individual tweets, monitoring our budget, booking ads, shopping for princess prizes to give away in a grand New Year’s Eve Stroke of Midnight Royal Ball, and taking on editing and production roles for this e-book.

I would like to thank all the group members for their hard work: Caroline Clemmons, Jennifer Conner, Amber Daulton, Angela Ford, Rebekah R. Ganiere, Ines Johnson, Sharon Kleve, Melissa McClone, Joan Reeves, Lisa Scott, PJ Sharon, Lynette Sofras, Rochelle Weber and Kae Elle Wheeler. A special thank you goes out to Rebekah R. Ganiere, who designed our beautiful Cinderella Treasure Trove cover, to Kae Elle Wheeler for the lovely sketches, and to Lynette Sofras who compiled this book.

I’d also like to thank our two honorary Glass Slipper Sisters – Renee Fleming, Independent Consultant with SWAROVSKI’s Touchstone Crystal for giving our group some sparkle, and Tami Adams of Magic of Books Promotion for organizing our book tour.

We are always happy to connect with readers and we would love to have you join our Facebook group. The Sisters post fun fairy tale quizzes, pictures, recipes, and more, inviting group members to tap into their inner princess. We’ve even had an online holiday jewelry party. Plus every Friday is Fairy Tale Friday where we share our Cinderella-themed book news. https://www.facebook.com/groups/482493158588214

You can follow our accounts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stacyjuba/lists/glass-slipper-sisters/members

We also enjoy posting fun Cinderella images on our Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/stacyjuba/glass-slipper-sisters/

Be sure to watch our gorgeously illustrated You Tube video, Fresh Spins on Cinderella Tale. Thanks to Ines Johnson for producing it and to Lisa Scott for the narration. https://youtu.be/9iQeoybSd0o?list=PLMxj85qIUzd9IY9GYRNRXPTgmbcsOYCFE

We appreciate your taking the time to read our collection and we hope you will find some Cinderella stories for your to-read list.

Wishing you a happily ever after,

Stacy Juba, Fooling Around With Cinderella and Founder of the Glass Slipper Sisters

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Cinderella’s Enchanted Night

by Amber Daulton

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I’m so happy you came by today. Elijah’s hot breath teased the sensitive hollow of her throat. His lips trailed across her shoulder blade, down her bare arm, and Annalise almost melted. Then he firmly grasped her waist with his palms and stared deep into her eyes. I promised myself I would ask you out the next time you came in. If I’d known you worked across the street, I would’ve made time and stopped by to see you.

I should’ve put my insecurities aside months ago and just asked you. Annalise felt vulnerable under his keen gaze. I don’t ever wear haute couture clothes—this is the first time in my life that I’ve ever worn a dress like this—and I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. I’m not sexy. I’m not a little badass who wears safety pins and skulls on her clothes all the time. I’m just...Plain.

He cupped her cheek in his palm. I disagree. I remember the first time I saw you. My nerves were through the roof, I hated using cue cards for my first tour since I hadn’t memorized the information or studied the artwork on my own yet, and there you were at the back of my group. A blue scarf covered your curly hair—it rained that day and I could tell you were self-conscious about your hair because you kept patting it—and a white and blue striped dress hugged your body. You also wore a bulky denim jacket over it.

I bought the dress on a whim but I didn’t wear it until my friends dared me to. I felt uncomfortable in it, hence the jacket, so I later donated the dress to a thrift store.

He sighed. That’s too bad. Memories of you in that dress keep me awake at night.

You’re such a flatterer. She lightly popped his chest with an open palm.

True, but I’m not a liar.

Her smile faltered. Grateful Elijah thought she was pretty before she made her wish on the locket, she doubted he’d want the old her since the former didn’t compare to the new her. She planned to go with Cami to the retirement community sometime next week and visit her grandma. Annalise needed to know everything she could