Download or read book Cinderfella and Princess Charming written by T.K. Wrathbone and published by Royal Star Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you get when you mix a lonely princess, an orphan boy coming of age, and an evil stepmother together? A Right Royal Tiff! Princess Charming is a lonely young princess preparing for her eighteenth birthday ball and yearning to be free, yet on the day itself learns a horrible secret only her parents could tell her. Cinderfella, a lonely but newly titled young Baron orphaned after the death of his father, refuses to play by his evil stepmother’s rules and decides to go to the ball after all. Madame Neila,the evil stepmother, wants only two things in life, her dead husband’s fortuitous estate and Princess Charming, and she will stop at nothing to get both of them. When secrets are kept and secrets are told, years of martial arts training comes in handy for Cinderfella and Princess Charming when they find out what the evil Madame Neila is really up to.
Download or read book Princess Charming written by Beth Pattillo and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ". . . high on wit, tension, and passion. . ." -- Romantic Times "Pattillo charms with a delightfully funny Regency tale . . ." -- Bookloons A hero's work is never done. Haunted by his past, Nicholas St. Germain, Crown Prince of Santadorra, has a penchant for rescuing anyone in distress--damsels as well as hapless canines. He has vowed to avoid heroism of any kind, but then Lady Lucy Charming barrels into his life, trailing trouble in her wake. Daughter of a Duke, Lady Lucy's life is anything but charming. Forced into drudgery by her stepmother after the Duke's death, Lady Lucy endures her lot while plotting rebellion. She foregoes the usual balls and Society's marriage mart, leaving those pursuits to her desperate stepsisters. Instead, Lucy continues the clandestine and often dangerous work of her late father. But to be discovered aiding the reformation efforts could mean imprisonment for Lucy. Any man who thinks to rescue her from her dedication to the cause will find himself pulling a recalcitrant Lucy from one scrape after another. And when Lucy's passion for reform places her in jeopardy, Nick finds that a dangerously enticing wager may be the only way to save them both. When love requires the most daring rescue of all, what's a hero to do?
Download or read book Cinderella Ate My Daughter written by Peggy Orenstein and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they? In search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.
Download or read book Cinderella written by Charles Perrault and published by Big and SMALL. This book was released on 2015 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.
Download or read book The Plagued Spy written by K.A. Krantz and published by K.A. Krantz. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s all fun and games until someone breaks out the needles. It was supposed to be a simple retrieval mission. Go in, grab the bespelled package of evidence against some very corrupt superpowers, and get out. The mission turns sideways when a vengeful spy Bix blackballed during her time in Dark Ops crashes the job and injects Bix’s teammates with an unknown toxin. Succumbing to a horrific mutation, the dying spook whispers the Mayday protocol for a compromised covert operation involving a biological weapon. With her friends infected and sequestered in quarantine, a mole inside the spy guild exposing its undercover agents, and the brightest minds in the Mid Worlds unable to identify the biologic, Bix picks up the mission to find the creators and the cure. She’ll square off against Fates, dragons, angels, and even the god of plagues to save her friends; yet the greatest threat might well be the darkness growing within Bix and the evil on which it feeds. Beware the plagued spy, for wrath and ruin are sure to follow…
Download or read book Hooked written by Cathy Yardley and published by Swerve. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time on sale, fall under the spell of Cathy Yardley's fairy tale novella in her Fandom Hearts series, Hooked, in which a geeky girl with a love for the TV show Once upon a Time finds her own real life prince charming. After a disastrous experience with a boyfriend who turned out to be a con artist, the last thing Stacy Fielder is looking for is another guy. But dashing, devilish Englishman Rodney Charles seems determined to change her mind. But when she realizes he’s been keeping a secret from her — and lying about who he really is — will she be able to trust him with her heart?
Download or read book Folktales and Fairy Tales 4 volumes written by Anne E. Duggan Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 1751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. Folktales and fairy tales have long played an important role in cultures around the world. They pass customs and lore from generation to generation, provide insights into the peoples who created them, and offer inspiration to creative artists working in media that now include television, film, manga, photography, and computer games. This second, expanded edition of an award-winning reference will help students and teachers as well as storytellers, writers, and creative artists delve into this enchanting world and keep pace with its past and its many new facets. Alphabetically organized and global in scope, the work is the only multivolume reference in English to offer encyclopedic coverage of this subject matter. The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composers—and, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts. While most books either present readers with tales from certain countries or cultures or with thematic entries, this encyclopedia stands alone in that it does both, making it a truly unique, one-stop resource.
Download or read book Cinderella written by Jessica Gunderson and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pumpkin? Check. Terrible sisters? Check. Prince Charming? Maybe ... but not like you've ever seen before! Get ready for a Cinderella surprise as You Choose the path through three new versions of the classic fairy tale.
Download or read book The Las Vegas Effect written by Lori Wilde and published by Epiphany Orchards Press. This book was released on 2024-06-02 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love's the biggest gamble with the highest payoff. In Las Vegas, you gotta ante up to win big. Charlee Champagne, Vegas’ most fearless PI, has always played by her own rules. But her latest case is about to turn her world upside down. Enter one Mason Gentry: billionaire banker and total control freak. When buttoned-up Mason crashes into Charlee's life, desperate to find his grandfather, who's vanished with Charlee’s free-spirited granny, sparks fly. There’s just one problem: bad guys are after them. From the glitzy strip of Vegas to the sizzling sands of the Arizona desert, Charlee and Mason find themselves dodging bullets in his vintage Bentley, with danger and passion at every turn. Who knew uncovering family secrets could be this perilous—and this electrifying? As they race against time (and some seriously bad dudes), this odd couple goes from bickering to bonding. Now they’re caught in a high-speed chase of a lifetime, with hearts and lives on the line. Can Charlee keep her cool with the billionaire banker turned accidental action hero by her side? And can Mason let loose and embrace the chaos called Charlee Champagne?
Download or read book The Queen of Tuesday written by Darin Strauss and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucille Ball, Hollywood’s first true media mogul, stars in this “bold” (The Boston Globe), “boisterous novel” (The New Yorker) with a thrilling love story at its heart—from the award-winning, bestselling author of Chang & Eng and Half a Life A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A gorgeous, Technicolor take on America in the middle of the twentieth century.”—Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Nickel Boys This indelible romance begins with a daring conceit—that the author’s grandfather may have had an affair with Lucille Ball. Strauss offers a fresh view of a celebrity America loved more than any other. Lucille Ball—the most powerful woman in the history of Hollywood—was part of America’s first high-profile interracial marriage. She owned more movie sets than did any movie studio. She more or less single-handedly created the modern TV business. And yet Lucille’s off-camera life was in disarray. While acting out a happy marriage for millions, she suffered in private. Her partner couldn’t stay faithful. She struggled to balance her fame with the demands of being a mother, a creative genius, an entrepreneur, and, most of all, a symbol. The Queen of Tuesday—Strauss’s follow-up to Half a Life, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award—mixes fact and fiction, memoir and novel, to imagine the provocative story of a woman we thought we knew.
Download or read book Forty Days One Knight written by Samantha Cole and published by Suspenseful Seduction Publishing. This book was released on with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The royal wedding of the year . . . might just be a fairy tale . . . Keeping their secret puts his dream job in jeopardy, but revealing it will destroy the woman who is inching her way into his heart. Princess Tahira grew up not worrying about being pushed into an arranged marriage, but after her mother’s near-death illness, King Rajeemh orders his only daughter to choose a husband within forty days or have one chosen for her. With the deadline hanging over her head, Tahira escapes with her cousins on a cruise for one last taste of freedom, but the vacation turns into a horrifying experience they never could have predicted. Trident Security operative Darius Knight has been working undercover for several months, infiltrating a human trafficking cartel. Just when he’s almost prepared to take them down, a new shipment arrives, along with a major complication. If he saves the woman whom he’s guarded in the past, his cover will be blown. But if he doesn’t, she’ll suffer a fate worse than death. When the rescue doesn’t go according to plan, Darius makes a rash decision that will affect both their lives. How far will he go to protect her? **The Trident Security and its spinoff series contain passionate romance, nail-biting suspense, and happily-ever-afters. . . . . ***Trigger warning: Forty Days & One Knight contains a fade to black sexual assault.
Download or read book Folktales Retold written by Amie A. Doughty and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-14 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folktales and fairy tales are living stories; as part of the oral tradition, they change and evolve as they are retold from generation to generation. In the last thirty years, however, revision has become an art form of its own, with tales intentionally revised to achieve humorous effect, send political messages, add different cultural or regional elements, try out new narrative voices, and more. These revisions take all forms, from short stories to novel-length narratives to poems, plays, musicals, films and advertisements. The resulting tales paint the tales from myriad perspectives, using the broad palette of human creativity. This study examines folktale revisions from many angles, drawing on examples primarily from revisions of Western European traditional tales, such as those of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. Also discussed are new folktales that combine traditional storylines with commentary on modern life. The conclusion considers how revisionists poke fun at and struggle to understand stories that sometimes made little sense to start with.
Download or read book Chinese Cinderella written by Adeline Yen Mah and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 800,000 copies in print! From the author of critically acclaimed and bestselling memoir Falling Leaves, this is a poignant and moving true account of her childhood, growing up as an unloved daughter in 1940s China. A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In her own courageous voice, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her, and life does not get any easier when her father remarries. Adeline and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled with gifts and attention. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family. Like the classic Cinderella story, this powerful memoir is a moving story of resilience and hope. Includes an Author's Note, a 6-page photo insert, a historical note, and the Chinese text of the original Chinese Cinderella. A PW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ALA-YALSA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS “One of the most inspiring books I have ever read.” –The Guardian
Download or read book Cinder written by Marie Sexton and published by Marie Sexton. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eldon Cinder would give anything to see Prince Xavier one last time, but only women are invited to the royal ball. When the local witch offers to make Eldon female for just one night, he agrees. One spell. One night. One dance. What could possibly go wrong?
Download or read book Princess to Queen written by Catrine Clay and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to accompany a BBC1 television series in celebration of The Queen's 70th birthday, this book offers an account of her public and private life from childhood to coronation. It begins with her attendance at her father's coronation at the age of 11, looks briefly at the Royal Family from Victoria until Elizabeth's birth, and then takes readers through Elizabeth's childhood and adolescence, to her own coronation in 1953. Containing archive stills as well as contemporary accounts from letters and diaries, the book offers insights into aspects of The Queen's private life such as her courtship and marriage to Prince Philip.
Download or read book Shapers of American Childhood written by Kathy Merlock Jackson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experience of growing up in the U.S. is shaped by many forces. Relationships with parents and teachers are deeply personal and definitive. Social and economic contexts are broader and harder to quantify. Key individuals in public life have also had a marked impact on American childhood. These 18 new essays examine the influence of pivotal figures in the culture of 20th and 21st century childhood and child-rearing, from Benjamin Spock and Walt Disney to Ruth Handler, Barbie's inventor, and Ernest Thompson Seton, founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Download or read book Enfant Terrible written by Murray Pomerance and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enfant Terrible! Jerry Lewis in American Film is the first comprehensive collection devoted to one of the most controversial and accomplished figures in twentieth-century American cinema. A veteran of virtually every form of show business, Lewis's performances onscreen and the motion pictures he has directed reveal significant film-making talents, and show him to be what he has called himself, a "Total Film-Maker." Yet his work has been frequently derided by American critics. Book jacket.
