Didn't like this one.. but I'm willing to try out the rest of her books!
358942
Once upon a time, in a land far far away there was a tale about a girl named Cinderella.
She sang and danced and fell in loved after only one kiss.
This isn't exactly her story . . .
This is the story of Ella.
There wasn't much to sing about in her life and she didn't have the energy to dance.
She was an orphan being sold into a marriage of convenience by her wicked stepmother.
But Ella was given a wish.
She used it to wish to be free to marry the man she loved.
Of course she loved the prince she met at the ball that she snuck into.
But like I said, this isn't exactly the story you remember.
This is a version of the story you will not have heard of before.
18+

My thoughts

I really didn't care for this book at all. It was totally different than what I thought it was going to be. I love stories that twist fairy tales. This is the first erotic "fairy tale" that I've read. I just couldn't get into it. I like the writing style of Sophie Starr, I just didn't like this.
1260732
I wasn't a fan of this one. The two main characters, Courtney and Matt, both have issues that needed to be dealt with. Courtney automatically puts every guy she meets into a category, regardless of the fact that she knows nothing about them personally. She was harassing a guy that left his fiancee at the alter, even though it had nothing to do with her. Matt was trying to pick Courtney up because of a bet he made with the guy she was harassing. I didn't really like them together. I wasn't a fan of the 3 POV either. Courtney's friend Arwen was given her own voice in this story. I didn't really like having another person's thoughts to read. She should have her own story, not part of this one. This was a first for me from this author, but I would give her another read.
I voluntarliy reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.
1998742
What a shock! Nothing against Abbi, because she's one of my favourite authors, but i just couldn't get into this one.. all seemed a bit of a filler book. Grant's story seems more interesting and when they brought him up only then was i intrigued. I feel like the last book to Woods' and Della's story could have been more of a short story.
On to the next one!
2609187
I have read her many, many books, and this was one of the ones I can not really give an awesome recommendation. It was lacking something. It just was not up to her writing standard.
2915246
I have read so many of these stepbrother books, so its getting hard to hold my interest.  I just didn't care for this.  First of all this was not taboo they were not raised together she was going to college.  In fact I had to wonder what her mother was thinking letting all of them vacation together in the same house.  I could not stand Aria she was a complete idiot.  It seemed that Bladen treated her like crap and she than let him feel her up in the hallway like she had no self respect.  I hated her best friend Melanie it seemed I cringed every time she spoke.  I thought her mom was completely clueless.  I couldn't understand letting your daughter get drunk in a place she wasn't familiar and with people she didn't no.  I have read many Bella Jewel books I don't remember her writing about characters so young.  So maybe that was why I just didn't care for this.  It was very hard to read a book and not really care for any character.  I just didn't care for this book, but I love this writer.
4425911
I hate to say this but this story did nothing for me, not like the other ones that I had bought from this author. I probably purchased most of her books and I say this is the weakest one I bought. In fact, I got bored with it so I only read halfway maybe and just stopped. It started out nice and exciting and then it just tapered off to being a little bit boring...not like the way I expected it from this author.
1036462
I was disappointed. I really REALLY like her other books but this one just didn't do it for me. If you find this one just a little funny defiantly read her others they are great.
2866494
I know I was.  Having read some of her Otherworld and Indigo Court books years ago, I snatched this book up when it came up free on Amazon, recognizing the Author's name.  It wasn't until the end when I read the note stating that this was the beginning of her first published non-fiction series that things became clear.

This is a paranormal mystery, not Fantasy Romances like her other series.  The writing style isn't as refined.  The characters aren't as appealing.  The paranormal aspects aren't there as much.  The romance is poor, and the plotline isn't smooth.  Not to say that it's a bad read, if you like paranormal mysteries--it's  (understandably, since it's an early piece) just not up to her current abilities.  For me, it didn't captivate my interest like some of her other books.

My issues with this one is that the Heroine wasn't very appealing.  She had an inconsistent personality.  Her new boyfriend was "off" in some way, I couldn't get a handle on him.  There wasn't much background history or depth concerning her abilities.  There was too much adult angst.  Because of these things, the book didn't hold my interest thoroughly.

But it wasn't a bad read, and I'll read the second book in this series to see where things go.
1984991
I sent some of her books un-read because of the language. I really like her books but just too sexually explicit and I just don't enjoy reading that. I really got hooked on her books but just didn't feel good about reading them.
3962431
I read this as part of the "Romantic Heroes" bundle on KU. To be honest I'm no longer a fan of this author. Some of her earlier books were great but her more recent stuff hasn't been for me. This one started off ok and I was hopeful until the author used a plot device that had me squirming. It was downhill from there.
 +++Spoilers+++
The h is married to one of the H's knights. She is heavily pregnant with her second child (the first died prematurely) and she doesn't want her husband to leave but he goes with the H to fight off the Welsh at another castle. On the day that the h loses her second child, she discovers that her husband was also killed. She is beyond desperate and the physic believes she may not be able to have more children. The H is seriously wounded in his abdomen during the same battle that killed her husband. The physic comes up with the idea that the h can nurse the H. Yes, you did read that correctly! She continues to give him sustenance because it's all his body can tolerate. A villain enters the picture and the H becomes possessive over the h. It could've been so much better than it was. The title is explained in the book and I thought that it was lovely. To be fair to Ms Le Veque, she does explain that this was an old manuscript that she'd forgotten about so maybe that's why it wasn't very polished. She uses terms like "eye candy" and "lollygagging" amongst other things, which she hopefully wouldn't do today.
2141116
I would normally give her 4 1/2 to 5 stars but not this time. I liked the way she wrote her other novels. This just wasn't up to her regular standards. I t was good but just not her.
601625
See above

Not my favorite of her  books .  Have enjoyed others more..  Maybe the next one will be more to my liking.
1056591
Her Knight and Moon series are just not as good as her other series...Won't be buying any more of them myself.
2448455
Gosh... I really didn't enjoy this one. I wanted too but I just found Chloe's character so annoying and I didn't like her. She came across as spoiled, nave and shallow. Her excessive use of the word "fudge" became irritating and overdone.
As a lover of animals myself, I did like the inclusion of the dog rescuing storyline but that was really the only part of the story I enjoyed.
Overall it was just an ok read... and, if you think you can cope with the overly pampered beauty queen persona then definitely give this a go... but, for me it was just too much.
1793587
I liked this one until I didn't anymore.  I don't know why but the way Vic just openly said that he had sex with Arianna just kinda turned me off hardcore.  I think a lot of my problem with it is because she also had sex with Link the H from her marked series.  I feel like that info was completely unnecessary.  I mean I know that I'm picky and that wasn't the only thing I didn't like but at that point I checked out of the story completely.  He also just stood there why Arianna flirted with him, sure he turned her down but made no move to show her that he was committed to Freya which is crucial for me.  I also feel like he was just too secretive.  I get that he didn't want her to know everything cause he's gotta be discreet with his job, but he really refused to share anything with her.  I don't think she had enough of a backbone honestly.  He'd give her a look or kiss her and she'd melt.  I found myself rolling my eyes way too much.  I think if we were given his pov, it could have been a lot better but with just hers, no way.  She let him get away with way too much and didn't call him on any of it.  I'm trying to remember why I liked the marked series so much.  This will be the last book the I read from this author.  The last 40% just left me feeling worse and worse.  Writing a book is hard work, no doubt and I'm not knocking her skills, I just really really hated the story.
1719975
I have liked some of her other books, but this book just didn't do it for me.  I think it was the scene in which the hero sees the heroine washing the floor on her knees and then goes upstairs to pleasure himself over it in detail.  It was really not sexy, and I never finished the book.
1553666
It (the story) just wasn't my cup of tea.  I may buy another of her books, but I will look carefully at the synopsis before I do so.