ONE NIGHT WITH CINDERELLA – Niobia Bryant
Harlequin
Desire #2788
ISBN:
978-1-335-23273-1
February
2021
Contemporary
Series Romance
New
York City – Present Day
For
five years Monica Darby has been the housekeeper for the Cress family at their massive
home in the historic section of Lennox Hill in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The
whole family lives there, including the five sons. None have made a pass at
Monica, but she has noticed the middle son, Gabriel, a lot because he is nice
to her. One night after a family celebration, Monica and Gabriel are alone on
the top deck when suddenly an intense attraction bursts into them making love.
Both are a little mortified the next day because of their “business
relationship.” Have things changed between them?
Monica
is contacted by an attorney about a matter of utmost importance. She learns
upon arriving that she has inherited fifty-five million dollars from the father
she never knew. Monica had been raised in foster care and never knew her
parents’ names. She now knows who her father was. She must sign an NDA
(Non-Disclosure Affidavit) as part of receiving the inheritance. But the news
of her father and inheritance soon gets out. By this time, Monica has quit her
job and taken up residence in a hotel. It is at a party at the Cress home—one
that she would normally be the server at in the past—that she comes face to
face with Gabriel again. And they connect in the bedroom again—and again. Yet,
there is still that stigma that she isn’t good enough for a Cress.
ONE
NIGHT WITH CINDERELLA is an intriguing rags-to-riches tale that takes place
over several months. There are weeks that Gabriel and Monica don’t encounter
each other, yet they are constantly thinking of the other. As the middle child
of the Cress family, he is known as the “good” son, but he knows that his
family wouldn’t be happy if he was bedding the help. His mother, especially,
rules with an iron fist. Even after Monica becomes a millionaire, his mother
still looks down upon her. Gabriel’s life and future are tied to his family.
Dare he walk away from them for a possible future with Monica? This is part of
the dilemma he must deal with in ONE NIGHT WITH CINDERELLA.
Monica
always kept herself in the background while working for the Cress family. She probably
knows secrets about them, but she has and will always remain discreet…unless
she is pushed. After inheriting all that money, Monica is not sure what to do
with herself at first. There are only so many spa days a woman can do. She
finally settles on founding a charity dear to her heart, which means she will
need to also cultivate favors from the rich and famous—like the Cress family.
Meanwhile, Monica and Gabriel settle into an on and off again affair. Is there
any chance they could find a future together –even if it is without his
family’s approval?
An
intriguing and unusual tale, I found ONE NIGHT WITH CINDERELLA hard to put
down. Monica now has the life which others can only dream of. Will she marry
her Prince Charming?
Patti
Fischer
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