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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 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?
Author
Bestselling author Laurie LeClair writes romantic comedies, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and women’s fiction. Laurie has a not-so-secret love for characters who make her laugh, cry, and who linger in her mind long after the story ends. Laurie’s habit of daydreaming has gotten her into a few scrapes and launched her to take up her dream of writing. Finally, she can put all those stories in her head to rest as she brings them to life on the page. Laurie loves to write, read, bake, travel, and discover new adventures. She considers herself a New Texan (New England born and raised and now living in Texas). She lives in Central Texas with her husband, Jim. Laurie loves to hear from her readers. You can contact her at http://www.laurieleclair.com http://www.twitter.com/LeClairbooks http://www.facebook.com/laurieleclair.75 Check out Laurie’s website contests and sign up for her newsletter to get insider information and to be automatically entered in her newsletter giveaways at http://www.laurieleclair.com Books by Laurie LeClair: Once Upon A Romance Series (romantic comedy) If The Shoe Fits - Book 1 Waking Sleeping Beauty - Book 2 Taming McGruff - Book 3 The Reluctant Beauty - Book 4 Awakened By A Kiss - Book 5 Tangled At First Sight - Book 6 Finding Mr. Just Right - Book 7 Making A Splash - Book 8 The Heart Romance Series(contemporary romance/smalltown romance) Secrets Of The Heart - Book 1 Crimes Of The Heart - Book 2 Lies Of The Heart - Book 3 The Bounty Hunter Series (romantic suspense) Murphy’s Law - Book 1 Riley’s Rules - Book 2 Wanted: Fairy Godmother (romantic comedy) The Sweet Spot Series (romantic comedy) The Dating Dilemma - Book 1 Runaway Wife (romance, women's fiction) The Long Journey Home (romance, women’s fiction) Sweet Summertime (romance, women's fiction, second chances, reunions) The Heart Remembers (holiday romance, contemporary romance)
