"hot and hilarious send-up of Cinderella"

Syndea Ellerby's life is sheer hell. A promise to her dying father has left her managing the Glass Stripper, a down-at- the-heels dungeon she co-owns with her greedy stepmother and brainless stepsisters. She draws the line at being spanked by the customers, but she's doing everything else from making appointments to balancing the books to playing janitor to soothing the feelings of the trio of dippy dominatrixes. She'd much rather be putting her business degree to better use somewhere -- anywhere -- else, and she's just about given up any hope of having a real life.

And then someone signing herself or himself self YFG (Your Fairy Godperson) emails her and starts intervening in her life, starting by telling her to have a gander at what's going on in the Grand Suite.

Luke Charmanti has absolutely no interest in kinky sex but he's been ordered to visit The Glass Stripper by his friend and boss, Isaac Gala, a longtime friend of Syn's late father. Isaac wants to know if the place is going under, and whether it's salvageable. So, clad in miserably tight leather pants, Luke finds himself in the Grand Suite being entertained by Mistresses Pansy and Violet, who put whips (and whip handles) to good use as he watches (with utter boredom). But Syndea finds the new customer more than a little interesting -- in fact, she finds him hotter than July in Georgia, as she admits to her nagging YFG. And YFG informs her Luke will be back on Friday -- and she will be the one entertaining him this time.

On Friday, a mysterious box arrives for Sydnea. It contains a white leather mask stitched with tiny beads and sequins, and a very special outfit -- and YFG orders her to don the duds and head for her meeting with Luke. And that's when things really start to heat up. It gives a whole new meaning to attending the Prince's ball(s).

Walt Disney is probably spinning in his grave over Kelly's hot and hilarious take on Cinderella. A corset-clad Cindy balling the Prince is NOT something Uncle Walt would approve of, but this is a flawless spoof of a classic fairytale. Luke is a very unwilling Prince Charming who finds leather pants uncomfortable, the pair of ditzy dominatrixes (with gals like this flicking the whips, no wonder the club is failing) uninspiring, and the whole idea of kink boring -- until he meets just the right mistress. Syndea's given up on life, let alone love, until she winds up in the very willing arms of her Prince Charming. And just who is that YFG? You'll laugh yourself out of your chair at this wild adaptation of a Disney classic and come away believing that maybe Fairy Godpersons DO exist.

Sensuality rating: NC-17, with kinky sex including floggings, voyeurism, sex toys.

Reviewed by Gillian Fitzgerald
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted June 15, 2004

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.