Genre:
Erotic Romance/Fairy Tale
Description:
“Ella
wants nothing more than to leave her wicked stepmother and spoiled
stepsisters behind. Only, she needs money to get away. When Ella's
stepmother, Lady Kenna, learns Ella has been secretly helping out the
apothecary for a few pence, the evil woman gets her stepdaughter
fired, and takes all of Ella's hard earned money.
Devastated
and desperate, Ella decides to try the job a friend told her about:
go to the castle to provide 'companionship' to a visiting noble.
Ash is
a prince confined to a castle. The queen is convinced magic fairies
are real and are out to do her son harm. That doesn't stop the young
prince from having companionship delivered. When a beautiful maiden
is brought to him one evening, he's completely intrigued. By her
beauty, by her demeanor, by the fact that she'll only give her name
as Cinders.
In
this version of Cinderella retold, Cinders & Ash heat things up
as they search for their happily ever after.”
Author:
Rosetta
Bloom is a pen name for a thriller writer whose desire is to tell
great stories filled with romance and passion. She loves adding a
sexy twist of passion to give old tales new life. Her endeavors are,
The Princess, the Pea and
the Night of Passion and
Beauty and Her Beastly
Love.
To
learn more, visit Rosetta Bloom’s website.
Appraisal:
Cinders
& Ash is double the
length of Ms. Bloom’s tales so far. The result is a well told story
with well-defined characters and a plot of conspiracy against the
throne. Prince John Ashton learns that prophecies and fairies should
not be taken lightly. He has led a very sheltered life because his
mother is a believer and convinced the prophecy and fairies are real.
Ella
is a wise young lady who has only one true friend, Faye. An orphan
whose life had been full of tough breaks, Faye and Ella bonded over
shared miseries and became fast friends. Ella realized she was better
off than Faye, but she knew she could trust her. Ella needs money and
fast so she can run far enough away that her step-mother will not
come looking for her. She decided that being a “companion” to a
visiting noble was not too low to sink to get enough money to start a
new life. She didn’t plan to develop feelings for this noble. She
also didn’t realize who this mystery man was. Ella also didn’t
intend to get kidnapped. She didn’t see who sneaked up behind her
and put that foul smelling rag over her nose and mouth.
Ash
thought he had the perfect plan to help Cinders out of her dilemma
and get her out of her step-mothers house, until she disappears. Now
he is going to need the luck from fairies, and much more, to rescue
Cinders and figure out what is going on with her kidnappers. Could
the Prince possibly be their real target and why? The conspirator
thinks they have it all figured out.
I
enjoyed the scenery around the Crystal Pond, I thought this was a
great addition to the story, as well as the story behind it. I also
enjoyed the way Ms. Bloom brought in the pumpkin carriage and mice
without using magic! Very clever and well done.
FYI:
Cinders
& Ash is book 3 in
the Passion-Filled Fairy
Tales series. This is an
erotic romance so there are graphic scenes, if that offends you then
you should find another story.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count:
70-75,000 words
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