"Cinderella as you've never seen her before!"

Syndea Ellerby is struggling to keep her family's business, a bondage club, afloat. She shares part-ownership in The Glass Stripper along with her stepmother from hell, Violet. Syndea promised her father to take care of Violet and her daughters, Pansy and Iris. A promise which Violet takes delight in enforcing. Syndea practically works herself to death to satisfy everybody to the best of her ability. But it's a losing battle.

CEO of a venture capital company, Luke Charmanti is stunned when he's asked to evaluate a bondage club for investment potential. If the company's owner and founder wasn't a father figure to him, he'd never agree to put himself in such an environment. After a disastrous first visit to the club, he reluctantly agrees to return once more. This time, Luke meets the woman of his dreams. Now he's desperate to find out her name.

With the help an electronic fairy godperson, Syndea gets the chance to meet Luke while disguised. Will Luke and Syndea ever meet face-to-face in the light of day? How will Syndea get free of her stepmother's clutches? Is there any hope for a future for Syndea and Luke once her identity is revealed? What will happen to The Glass Stripper? Will Syndea break her promise to her father?

THE GLASS STRIPPER is a modern-day retelling of the Cinderella story, staying true to the particulars of the tale. Although this one is not as humorous as some of her previous stories, Ms. Kelly has written a tale that makes you reconsider love at first sight. Fans of updated fairy tales will definitely want to read this latest release.

Sensuality: Rated E-erotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, flogging (not main characters), bondage, f/f incestual sex (not main characters), anal play; sexually explicit scenes: 8.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted October 25, 2003

Summary

A look at the classic tale of Cinderella - new millennium style! No pumpkins, mice or magic wands, just Syndea Ellerby. A woman who is struggling to hold on to her Bondage Club and deal with a stepfamily that would give anyone nightmares. Enter a strange Internet presence — Fairy Godpersons have to make use of the available technology these days — and Prince Charming in the guise of a Mr. Luke Charmanti. When midnight strikes, he's left holding a glass...well, you'll have to read it to find out, but it's not a slipper.

Sexual Content: E-rotic. Genre: Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tale/Contemporary BDSM.