Ember [Kindle Edition]

Bettie Sharpe (Author)

Book Description

Everyone loves Prince Charming. They have to—he’s cursed. Every man must respect him. Every woman must desire him. One look, and all is lost.

Ember would rather carve out a piece of her soul than be enslaved by passions not her own. She turns to the dark arts to save her heart and becomes the one woman in the kingdom able to resist the Prince’s Charm.

Poor girl. If Ember had spent less time studying magic and more time studying human nature, she might have guessed that a man who gets everything and everyone he wants will come to want the one woman he cannot have.

Novella / 32,000 words

Warning: This story contains sex, violence, and naughty words.
It’s based on a fairytale, but it isn’t for kids.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[Ember] is, without a doubt, one of the best heroines (protagonists) I've ever read, anywhere... An A+, for the orgasmic reading experience it was."

--Author Sherry Thomas, Guest Reviewing on DearAuthor.com

"...on the whole Ember is a gorgeous one-of-its-kind effort that I enjoy reading tremendously from start to finish."

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[Keeper]

--Mrs. Giggles, Reviewing in the POD section of MrsGiggles.com

Product Details

• File Size: 205 KB
• Print Length: 94 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004P1J20E
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,543 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Take March 24, 2011

By Katie

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Ember is a fresh take on the Cinderella story. As it turns out Cinderella doesn't need a fairy godmother, her stepmother is not evil, and the prince is less a dream come true and more a nightmare for the heroin. The prince is cursed, and all who look upon him him adore him. To fight the spell Ember takes the path of the witch, and takes the reader though a darker version of the classic tale. Of course when you could have anyone, you want the one who would refuse you. The prince makes a mission of discovering Ember and despite her efforts, Ember is pulled to him.

The story is well written, and is quite fun. For the price, it is an amazing bargain. It's not terribly long, but the story still seems complete and rich.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars so. damn. good. August 14, 2012

By Madame X TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Blerg. This little novella hit all the right spots. Like, if I were some sort of badass, sharp-toothed trained guard dog and EMBER were a burglar, I'd be lying around chomping on drugged steak and dreaming of fire hydrants while EMBER cracked the safe and ran away with the family jewels. If we were characters in Bye, Bye Birdie I'd be sitting by the phone, singing about how happy I am to wait for Conrad's call, and EMBER would be Conrad, swaggering around with some other girl.

I feel like I didn't have a choice about liking EMBER. Like it wasn't a matter of personal taste or discernment, but, rather, I'd been programmed and the second I opened the first page, the script kicked in and boom, now I'm just a minion to the book. Hopelessly in thrall.

That probably sounds sarcastic to you, but really it's not.

So. Ember is a novella, a sort of Frankenstein's monster version of Cinderella. All the elements of the fairy tale that you know are here, but rearranged and often perverted. It starts with the Prince - a man cursed from birth with overwhelming charm. He enthralls everyone he meets. He gets whatever he wants just by asking. He stops wars when he appears on the field of battle.

And he's sick unto death of adoration.

Our heroine, Ember, is a witch. After one taste of the Prince's overwhelming charm, of how humiliatingly susceptible she was to its power, she's willing to do anything - including dark magic - to make herself immune.

But, of course, the Prince is obsessed with the one woman able to resist him.

That's the premise, and if it sounds awesome to you, you should read this novella. Simple as that. You will love it.

If you are not yet convinced, how about I sweeten the deal and hint at some of the wonderful, Disney-on-the-dark-side treats to be found within: the wicked stepmother and her wicked stepdaughters appear here as devious prostitutes; Ember herself is a dark-eyed redhead with a foul temper who works blood magic, but the doe-eyed blonde who sleeps by the kitchen fire does make an appearance; so does the infamous one-size-fits-one slipper, and for the first time ever the weird gimmick of using a shoe to identify a mysterious individual makes total sense.

Seriously. It's so good it's...stealing my will and using my fingers to type this review. If it sounds like your thing, it is your thing. You will be just as helpless as I appear to be. And it's $0.99! How can you resist?

No...really. How can you resist?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A new take on a classic fairytale. February 29, 2012

By Jussy Who

Format:Kindle Edition

An original take on the classic "Cinderella" fairytale. There's Prince Charming who isn't charming. Ember who should be Cinderella but is instead a somewhat nasty witch. Her "Ugly Stepsisters" who aren't ugly but instead beautiful prostitutes who actually like Ember.

Bettie Sharpe has done a wonderful job. Giving us flawed characters and dark supernatural elements, but she also makes you like - even love - the unlovable.

Recommended for anyone looking for a refreshing sexy fairy tale.

More About the Author

For more fairy tales by Bettie Sharpe, look for the ebook novella Cat's Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold in June 2011 from Carina Press. Bettie's short story "Each Step Sublime" will be part of Berkley Heat's Fall 2011 Agony/Ecstasy anthology, edited by DearAuthor.com's Jane Litte.

For information on current and future releases, and sneak peeks at Works in Progress, check out Bettie's website, bettiesharpe.com, or email her at bettiesharpe AT gmail DOT com