Fooling Around with Cinderella

Storybook Valley, Book 1

By: Stacy Juba

Narrated by: Karen Commins

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

What happens when the glass slippers pinch Cinderella's toes? When Jaine Andersen proposes a new marketing role to the local amusement park, general manager Dylan Callahan charms her into filling Cinderella's glass slippers for the summer. Her reign transforms Jaine's ordinary life into chaos that would bewilder a fairy godmother. Secretly dating her bad boy boss, running wedding errands for her ungrateful sisters, and defending herself from the park's resident villain means Jaine needs lots more than a comfy pair of shoes to restore order in her kingdom. First in the Storybook Valley series, a blend of sweet romance, chick lit, and fairy tale fun.

©2015 Stacy Juba (P)2016 Stacy Juba

Fairly Tale Ending

I was gifted this audio ARC from the author for a honest and unbiased review
I LOVED this book. It was so sweet and actually touching.
Stacy Juba is one of my new favorites as is Karen Commins. Both did a really great job.
I found this book to be entertaining with an unusual storyline.The story is set in an amusement park where the main character ends up dressing up as Cinderella to help out the new boss and provide extra hours before they can hire her full time. I imagine that one does not think of Cinderella and playing one in a theme park as a means to ideal marketing job.
Now after reading this review please click the button to buy the audiobook you won't be disappointed

Perfect Summer Escape!

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Fooling Around with Cinderella is the perfect beach read that includes several laugh out loud moments. It is a great first book in the new Storybook Valley series by Stacy Juba. Having worked at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio over the summers during my college years, I could easily relate to the setting of an amusement park and the pecking order of "the talent."

The story centers around recent college graduate Jaine Andersen who proposes a new marketing position to the local theme park, Storybook Valley, in part, because the park no longer attracts the crowds it once did when Jaine was a little girl. The general manager of the park, Dylan Callahan, sweet talks Jaine into playing the part of Cinderella for meet and greets with the youngsters, along with hiring her part time as the marketing department. Needless to say, Jaine falls for her boss and shenanigans ensue when an old girlfriend (who also works at the park) starts to sabotage all of Jaine's good efforts.

I listened to the Audible version of this story narrated by Karen Commins who did a wonderful job. I was totally engrossed and imagined that I was listening to Jaine's thoughts and snarky comments, rather than listening to a reader's narration of a book. In short, Fooling Around with Cinderella is the perfect summer escape!

Good story, good narration

Took me a couple of tries to get i to but overall good listen. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher

A New Twist On An Old Tale

Would you listen to Fooling Around with Cinderella again? Why?

No, but only because I usually don't.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I didn't like Jayne in the beginning but she did grow on me at the end,

Which character – as performed by Karen Commins – was your favorite?

The grandmother.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

An Old Tale With A New Twist

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I received this book in exchange for a fair review.

Absolutely Loved

This was such a cute clean romance. Princesses and fairytale references combined with a sweet, romantic boss. What could be better? Definitely want to look into more books by this author.

Fun & Unique Cinderella Tale

The author did an excellent job creating a unique and fun Cinderella inspired story. The story is set in an amusement park where the main character ends up dressing up as Cinderella to help out the new boss and provide extra hours before they can hire her full time.

The narrator did a fairly good job bringing the story to life. It was a fun lighthearted story with a HEA conclusion.

Her sisters were awful. I did not care for how they treated Jaine. I did like Dylan's personality, although, he did make me mad by jumping to conclusions. Dylan's Grandfather was great. I really liked him.

I'm looking forward to reading more books by this author.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Great

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This audiobook was given to me for a honest unbiased review. This was a great romantic comedy. Loved it.

Perfect combination.

This was an awesome book. Such a great twist on a modern-day fairytale. I use to work at a well known amusement Park as a fairly well-known character so I could totally relate to so much of this book! The writer did excellent job of weaving in the Cinderella fairytale without going over-the-tpo. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a sweet romances with a great twist of Comedy Perfect combination.

The narrator on the other hand, was not so great at this story. it's not that she did anything bad. it's just I couldn't picture her as a twentysomething bubbly Cinderella. She did really good job reading the story. It was just the voices that needed work.

Fooling Around

What made the experience of listening to Fooling Around with Cinderella the most enjoyable?

How Jane finally found a voice

What did you like best about this story?

actually...I kindda liked the whole love story...

Which scene was your favorite?

when Dylan told her she forgot something at the wedding...& he didn't mean her shoes...

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I like the title that the book has...Fooling around with Cinderella.

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“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Would love to read/listen to more of these books.

Cute, fun, sweet, and Awesome!

What made the experience of listening to Fooling Around with Cinderella the most enjoyable?

The story is wonderful, and I love the fairytale angle!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jaine is strong, smart, and lovely!

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Full review -

This was super cute and I loved it! First off, I love the whole Cinderella thing! Jaine, the main character and narrator for the whole story, works in marketing and was recently laid off from her last job, so she is looking for new opportunities, and brings a proposal to Storybrook Valley Amusement Park, which is an amusement park that features a whole bunch of fairytale characters such as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and Prince Charming. Absolutely love this idea! So, Jaine makes her pitch to Dylan, whose family owns and runs the park, and he agrees to give her the marketing job, but he is also in a jam and needs Jaine to fill in as Cinderella for a month or so, so wanting to seem like a team player and because she also really needs a job, Jaine agrees to the terms, and starts working at Storybrook. There's lots fun and entertaining scenarios that Jaine finds herself in, and I love that Jaine is a strong character, who knows what she wants. It's great to get a behind the scenes look at the amusement park characters! The romance is really sweet and Jaine and Dylan are adorable together! I would've loved to have a bit more romance actually because I enjoyed all those scenes, and would've loved to see more of them together. Jaine and Dylan's romance isn't all glitter and flowers though because there are some outside forces working against them that make it difficult for them to progress in their relationship. This is a clean read, and was wholly entertaining! I listened to the audiobook version of this story, and the narrator did a good job, but her voice didn't quite fit with the vision I had for Jaine; I think the voice may have been a little bit older sounding then I was thinking for Jaine, but she still a pretty good job. Definitely reading more by Stacy Juba!