Saturday, May 19, 2012

If The Slipper Fits-Olivia Drake

If The Slipper Fits


Olivia Drake

St. Martin’s, May 22 2012, $7.99

ISBN: 9781250001771



In 1836 Yorkshire, Annabelle Quinn wants to leave Mrs. Baxter’s Academy for Young Ladies where she has spent much of her twenty-four years after being left there as a baby. Now a teacher, she disobeys the headmistress Mrs. Baxter by using a cat’s ploy to obtain an interview with visiting Lady Milford for the position of governess to eight year old orphaned Duke of Kevern. Very tall Annabelle passes the key test when dainty Lady Milford has her try on her glass slippers. She is hired.



Annabelle travels to her position in Cornwall where she meets the young the duke’s guardian his uncle Lord Simon Westbury. He makes it clear to her she is to keep her distance from him. However, Simon struggles to keep his distance from her as he enjoys her intelligence and her nurturing of his nephew. As they fall in love, danger arises from an unknown adversary willing to kidnap and kill though the motive is unknown to Simon and Annabelle.



The first Cinderella Sisterhood historical romance is a terrific suspense thriller starring two strong protagonists who initially wage a gender war that turns into a mystery. Fast-paced from the moment Annabelle puts on the slippers, fans will relish this twisting thrilling pre-Victorian romantic intrigue.



Harriet Klausner





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