Glass-Slipper-Dot.com [Paperback]

Rebecca Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2000

Good Witch Mirabelle Saintly and Wishmaker’s International have been granting wishes as far back as Cinderella and are now fully computerized. But with the cosmic power shift of the "real" new millennium, Wishmaker’s magic is threatened. By midnight on New Year's Eve Mirabelle must grant Eileen Pringle her wish of true love, or Wishmaker's and all Good Witches will disappear forever.

Computer nerd Eileen is determined to make her boss, Brock Van Buren fall hopelessly in love with her. The trouble is, Eileen has all the grace of a wounded goose, and her world is falling apart. Her father has died, her stepmother has kicked her out of her home, and her sexy, stepsister is chasing Brock. Worse, disturbingly handsome fellow employee, Daniel Collins, appears intent on sidetracking Eileen from destiny with Brock.

Confirmed bachelor and undercover FBI cyber-agent Daniel Collins is trying to find the person inside Brock Van Buren’s software company who is hacking into government files. He doesn’t count falling for his prime suspect, Eileen Pringle, who insists that her heart belongs to her boss, even though it's Daniel's kisses which are leaving her breathless.

Will Mirabelle’s race against time to unite the star-crossed lovers end in tragedy? Or will the Cinderellas of the world continue to find a perfect fit in Glass-Slipper-dot.com?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Glass-Slipper-Dot.com is smart, sexy, magical, marvelous and downright dazzling! I loved it!" -- —R. A. Forster, author of the USA Today top seller Keeping Counsel.

"When you pick up Glass-Slipper-dot.com prepare to settle in for the entire book, because it isn’t easily put-down." -- —Reviewer Sally G. Laturi, Ivy Quill Reviews

This is an excellent book that this reviewer highly recommends for your personal library... -- —Tracy Eastgate, Tracy's Book Reviews

About the Author

As a Baby-boomer/Scorpio, Rebecca has her feet firmly planted in reality while her mind, spirit and soul wander about in various worlds of fantasy. While she wouldn't blink an eye if an alien, a ghost or Merlin appeared at the breakfast table, she wouldn't let the event stop her from taking the clothes out of the dryer before they wrinkled.

She and her Prince Charming of twenty-seven years have raised three children, a dog, a cat and two birds, and are now surprised to discover that "The Empty Nest Syndrome" is a good thing. Who can complain about having more time and energy for romance, the inalienable right to spoil their grandkids, and the freedom to travel?

A long-time member of Romance Writers of America and her local Inland Valley and Orange County chapters, Rebecca is constantly developing new stories. Her work has placed in the Orange Rose contest and won first place with the Midwest Fiction Writers. Glass-Slipper-dot.com is her debut novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Imajinn Books (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893896161
• ISBN-13: 978-1893896161
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,058,099 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not At All Impressed, August 6, 2005

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S. Pearson "pearsonsj" (Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glass-Slipper-Dot.com (Paperback)

I didn't enjoy this book. I ordered it based on the other reviews, but was not enthusiastic with the story overall. Eileen is a nerdy computer geek who works at a computer software corporation as the Security Director. Someone's been hacking government intel in the company, and Daniel is an undercover FBI agent working at the company to find out who it is. Eileen and Daniel are forced to work together to find out who the hacker is. During this whole storyline, Eileen is in love with her boss, Brock, who doesn't know she even exists. Daniel, despite his initial reservations with Eileen, slowly develops feelings for her, but Eileen is too blind to see it.

This story fell flat immediately for me when the whole Wishmakers International (an agency that grants wishes) came into the storyline. I would have liked it better with just the storyline of the hacker, Daniel & Eileen solving the crime, and Eileen discovering who she is and what she wants out of life. My question throughout the book was, "Why does Eileen need a Granter (a good witch who answers wishes), when she would have found Daniel on her own while working in her company?" With Daniel working undercover, he would have gotten closer to Eileen through association regardless of the good witch's assistance. Her Granter did not do much but for Eileen, except make her take self-defense classes and "go with your heart" advice.

I've read better, and think that if you find this on a used shelf or can borrow it, that would be the way to go. But, I'm sure that this type of book attracts many readers, but it didn't do it for me -- a die-hard fan of romance, time travel, and historical novels.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairy tale magic, January 31, 2001

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Linda Carroll-Bradd (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass-Slipper-Dot.com (Paperback)

Glass-Slipper-dot.com is a delightful retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Ms. Anderson's characters became like friends and their dilemmas tugged at my heart. By the end, I wished for my own personal fairy godmother. This is a special story with an uplifting message to share.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun updated Cinderella story, March 24, 2004

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Darkcat_ak "darkcat_ak" (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass-Slipper-Dot.com (Paperback)

In modern day America - LA to be specific, Eileen has been in love with Brock (now her boss) since she was ten. Her problem - he's interested in her stepsister, the blonde and beautiful Alyssa. When her father dies, cuts her out of the will and she gets kicked out of her childhood home, Eileen returns to her computer security job to find Daniel Collins, another computer geek hired to help maintain her workload! Now we mix in the magic. Mirabella is a Grantor from Wish Makers International that must help Eileen fulfill her wish. This isn't the make your wish and its granted type of magic though. So why is it Eileen, who's wish is to have Brock love her, finds herself suddenly so confused?

Poor Eileen, she wants true love, but in order to gain her wish for love, through Wish Makers International, she must complete a seven-step process. As she is spending so much time with Daniel she discovers his more human side and much to her dismay, Eileen is attracted to him! While I think a good psychologist would have recommended some of the steps she had to pass to get her wish, the relationship between Eileen and Mirabella was fun and defiantly not clinical! The budding relationship between Eileen and Daniel was enjoyable to follow especially when Brock takes notice of her. While you will find yourself wondering what she sees in Brock, I think the way she overcame her childhood fascination was understandable; but can Daniel understand this as well?

While I don't read to many contemporary romances and I think I would have preferred a little more of a paranormal touch, GLASS-SLIPPER-DOT.COM is a modern day Cinderella story and this appealed to me. With fun secondary characters and an interesting plot, this was a fun story!