What happens when a modern day Cinderella’s dreams don’t involve getting married?
Romance? Love? In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 1 romantic comedy, Charlotte (Charlie) King doesn’t have time for either one. All she wants is her late father’s dream to come true by making his beloved King’s Department Store thrive again. However, her stepmother has other ideas. Charlie agrees to help her … agrees to help her stepmother find grooms for her sheltered stepsisters. In exchange, the stepmother will release her stronghold on the store’s budget. After all, one good deed deserves another, right? But, Charlie has no idea what her heart’s in for when…
Alexander (Alex) Royale, dubbed by society newspapers as Prince Charming, arrives for dinner to meet the all-female King family. His ailing grandparents yearn for his marriage and then the baby carriage. Well, that and running the family company. Having unsuccessfully searched for months, Alex doesn’t hold out any hope in finding his future bride among the King sisters. However, all his expectations, including his idea of a business-like marriage of convenience, vanish the moment Charlie crashes into him.
When Alex sets out out to win over Charlotte, he has no idea he has to bargain with the stepmother, secretly buy the store, court Charlotte after the wedding, and, oh yeah, be featured in Charlie’s new fairy tale ad campaign, The Charmings, based on them. Can a guy ever get a break?
The couple never factored in falling in love with each other. Now, faced with losing all their families ever wanted, Charlie and Alex must choose: Do they live their families’ dreams or do they finally live their own?
This is the first book in the contemporary romantic comedy trilogy Once Upon a Romance
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Great book!
So predictable but cute.
Charlie wants to save her father’s beloved store, and that step mother wants to find a husband for her awful spoiled daughters The story is delightful with Charlie taking the man designed for her step sisters. There are some silly but fun parts regarding the store window’s story, but eventually it all comes together. An enjoyable and quick read.
The Cinderella story updated
Cute story and a nice clean read.
I enjoyed this book. A quick read. I look forward to reading others by this author.
Enjoyed it very much.
I enjoyed the story and the characters. It was a fun, romantic book to read. I would recommend it if you are looking for a lighthearted, feel good book.
Enjoyed.
Fun take off from Cinderella !
An enjoyable, short story. Likable characters. Plot needs development.
This was a fun, modern-day Cinderella story. Not at all realistic but and completely enjoyable book to read during my school break from loud, crazy fun children!
Starting out as a quest for an arranged marriage, IF THE SHOE FITS manages to very cleverly stay true to much of the Cinderella fairy tale while putting more emphasis on the leadership and resourcefulness of young businesswomen.
The relationship between Charlie and Alex relies on him being smitten with her intelligence as well as vivacity. …
I thought it was a feel good Cinderella kind of book
Get start that kept me reading.
I loved how the red shoes wove the story together.
Fun book to read!
Story of Charlie and Alex the Store and the imaginary couple “The Charmings” or are they imaginary really?
I enjoyed this light reading book.
Barely made it through the first few chapters. The lead character has two step-sisters, a dead father, and a mean step-mom. She’s willing to sacrifice anything to save her father’s struggling retail store …
Definitely not for me.