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A Cinderella Affair
192 pages
A wistful, dramatic romance steeped in the desperate longing of a fairy-tale dream abruptly ended.
What it feels like
Steeped in the melancholic aftermath of a brief but life-altering romance, this steady-paced novel captures the heavy, wistful atmosphere of a fairy tale abruptly cut short. The narrative leans heavily into earnest, dramatic emotion, exploring the painful contrast between a safe, dutiful engagement and the intoxicating memory of a lost love. The prose uses classic romantic metaphors to heighten the protagonist's internal desperation and bleak uncertainty as she searches for a man who has seemingly vanished. It is a story defined by its deep sense of longing and heartbreak. Readers who devour classic, angsty romance centered on love triangles, emotional affairs, and the agonizing wait for a handsome prince will find themselves swept up in this deeply emotional journey.
- Mood
- wistful
- bleak
- longing
- heartbroken
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- melancholic
- romantic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- lost love · romantic desperation · the aftermath of an affair · duty versus passion · fairy tale disillusionment
- The writing
- Earnest and emotionally driven, leaning into classic romantic tropes and fairy-tale metaphors to heighten the drama of heartbreak.
- The arc
- Moves from the intoxicating memory of a brief romance into a bleak period of desperate longing and uncertainty.
- Who it's for
- Readers who enjoy angsty, classic romance novels centered on the painful longing of a love triangle and the desperate search for a lost connection.
Content notes
- infidelity
- heartbreak
About the book
She left her heart not her glass slipper
Briony Spenser knew how Cinderella must have felt. When she returned to her fiance, Matthew--after meeting and falling in love with the enigmatic Paul Deverill--it was as if the clock had struck twelve and the coach had turned into a pumpkin.
Nothing would ever be the same for Briony. Matthew's love could not diminish the power of her brief, sweet affair with Paul.
Finally, out of sheer desperation, she tried to contact the man she loved. But she could not find him. Had Paul forgotten her already? Bleakly, Briony contemplated a life without meaning--a life without her handsome prince....
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