Dear Prince Charming (Glass Slipper, Inc.) [Kindle Edition]

Donna Kauffman (Author)

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Product Description

Too short to be a model, too unartistically inclined to be a designer, Valerie Wagner has finally found her niche in the fashion world she loves as the publicist for Glass Slipper, Inc., and the mastermind behind the launch of their brand-new glossy magazine. She's signed up the perfect cover model - Prince Charming, an advice columnist who's won the hearts of millions of women with his acerbic wit and his on-target romantic insight. Best of all, he's never revealed his real name or shown his face. Until now. And it's Valerie who's about to bring him into the limelight. There's just one problem. America's sweetheart, the sexy and sensitive man who's helped millions of women get their man, is coming out of the closet with a vengeance.

Valerie's new-found career is teetering on the brink of ruin. She can't crush the hopes of all the buyers of the magazine. She can't get Eric out of his seven-figure contract. And Prince Charming himself is tired of living a lie, and wants to find his own Mr. Right. Looks like there's no way out. Until Eric offers up his childhood best friend Jack, a sportswriter with a devilish smile and a chain of ruined relationships behind him. With Eric as the brains of the operation and Jack as the heartthrob that the media can sink its teeth into, they're an unbeatable team, and no one ever has to know... until Jack notices that behind Valerie's overachiever businesswoman personality is a woman with her very own kind of charm, and he decides to take matters into his own hands...

Fresh, sexy, and funny enough to have come from the pen of Prince Charming himself, Donna Kauffman transcends the boundaries of romance and chick lit to take her own particular twist on a fairy tale.


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About the Author

Once upon a time, Donna Kauffman was born in Washington D.C. Alas, there were no glass slippers in her closet, but fate was kind, and a trustworthy (and totally hot) knight did cross her path. No fool she, Donna didn't need a fairy godmother to point out a good thing when she saw it. Their happily ever after is currently taking place in Virginia.


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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 347 KB
• Print Length: 416 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0553586475
• Publisher: Bantam (August 3, 2004)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC1W6Y
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,902 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

USA Today bestselling and award winning author Donna Kauffman has published over fifty titles, most currently still in worldwide release, with many translated into more than a dozen languages. She has seen her books reviewed in venues ranging from Kirkus to Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and excerpted in magazines, including Cosmopolitan. A previous RITA finalist and DC native, she currently resides just outside the nation's capital in northern Virginia. You can contact her directly through her website at www.donnakauffman.com

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming says it all, April 11, 2005

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Prince Charming (Paperback)

Valerie Wagner is a publicist hired to launch a new magazine published by the Glass Slipper Godmothers (of "Cinderella Rules" fame). Her major coup is an exclusive column penned by internet dating guru, Prince Charming, who provides the viewpoint of guys (and actually understands women!) to her loyal readership, despite managing to remain anonymous all these years.

Upon the launch of his column, Eric, aka as the Prince, is in turmoil. He has harbored a secret for many years (even his best friend does not know about it). After telling Valerie he cannot go through with it and her demanding to know why, he reveals that he is gay and in search of his own Mr. Right. He decides that all is not lost, and enlists his best friend, Jack to step up as the face of Prince Charming, while Eric will continue to pen the column.

Unlucky in love and work, with a trail of broken relationships and dreams in his wake, Jack is reluctant, but wants to help his friend. Despite disliking Valerie from the start, he's shocked when he starts to develop feelings for her and isn't sure if he wants to take the risk to act on them. After his makeover, Valerie too starts to fall for the "face" of Prince Charming.

Kauffman's sizzling and sensuous fractured fairytale is a cut above her dismal Cinderella failure, as she redeems herself with this twist on a contemporary prince. But is it just me or are those "godmothers" annoying as heck?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Charming for a quick, fun read, February 18, 2008

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Rossana Snee "Book-a-holic" (Lakewood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Prince Charming (Paperback)

I give this book 3.5 stars. It wasn't anything phenomenal, but it was fun and easy to read. I wondered about the editing. The author used the word "Hell" a hell of a lot. It was Hell this and Hell that. Too many times. I'm not saying this because I'm a prude, just because often less is more. A couple of Hells would have been fine. She went a little overboard. Having said that, it wasn't a horrible book and it was cute. If you're looking for something deep, skip this one.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Read By Ms. Kauffman!, September 21, 2004

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dear Prince Charming (Paperback)

Ms. Kauffman is fast becoming a favorite author of mine. Her stories are witty and fun but at the same time manage to touch on emotions and yes, sometimes even topics that are sometimes left alone.

Her latest effort is a must read as far as I'm concerned. The story is character driven and as a result the reader becomes totally envolved with both main and secondary characters. This is the second book in the "Glass Slipper" series but if you missed the first "The Cinderella Rules" fear not, this read is a strong stand alone read.

Valerie Wagner knows that she is destined to have a sucessful career in the fashion industry. Problem is the fashion industry is not aware of this. Well, her ship has come in, in the form of publicist for the new up-and coming Glass Slipper magazine! She has managed to land for their very first cover the one and only "Dear Prince Charming" who is a wildly popular advise columnist, that is not only handsome, but he understands women! Everything is set to go and Prince Charming does something that is totally not prince like. Valerie now has to scamble to not only save her brilliant career but also the bacon of Prince Charming. What's a girl to do?

Jack Lambert is handsome, reasonably sucessful as an alternative sports writer, and the best friend of Eric aka Prince Charming. The one thing that Jack is not is a prince. Just look at his track record with past relationships! Eric askes him to pose as the "face" of PC and Jack will do anything for Eric after all he saved his life more then once, that is until he takes a look at Valerie. Could she be more uptight, and what's up with his growing attraction for her? She is so not what he normally goes for. Trouble is, she gets to him, and he understands that her job is just as important to her as his friendship with Eric. But can he pull this scam off without risking everything, including his heart?

This was a fun fast-paced read that I highly enjoyed. This story is truly more of the "Chick-Lit" genre then full out romance I think. Valerie, Jack, Eric and the Godmothers are wonderful characters and the reader will not be able to fall a little in love with the whole cast! If books that combine love and laughter are your choice of reading material you will love this book. I'm looking forward to Ms. Kauffman's next effort with great anticipation!