Cinderella Lopez

Fifteen-year-old Cynthia Lopez made a promise to her dying father: she will live with her two stepsisters, Ami and Lila, until she turns twenty-five, at which point shell inherit his large estate. Now, nine years later, twenty-four-year-old Cyn is counting down the days to that fateful birthday. At first, living with Ami and Lila had been fun. Two of New Yorks hottest It-Girls, they know all the right people, own all the right things, and go to all the right parties. Sensible Cyn used to be content hiding in the shadows of her larger-than-life sisters. Now, Cyn realizes that she is no longer stepsister to the starsshe is personal assistant/slave to the stars (or Las Diablas, as the Latin press calls them). And, when Prince Charming arrives, Cyn must go head-to-head with her truly wicked stepsisters in order to win back her fathers fortune, her perfect man, and, most importantly, her life.

Cuban-born BERTA PLANTAS has been writing romantic comedies since the mid-1990's, when her Latina heritage collided with her brought-up-on-Monty-Python-and-SNL sense of humor.

Fifteen-year-old Cynthia Lopez made a promise to her dying father: she will live with her two stepsisters, Ami and Lila, until she turns 25, at which point she'll inherit his large estate. Now, nine years later, twenty-four-year-old Cyn is counting down the days to that fateful birthday. At first, living with Ami and Lila had been fun, even exciting at times. Two of New York's hottest It-Girls, they know all the right people, own all the right things, and go to all the right parties. Sensible Cyn used to be content hiding in the shadows of her larger-than-life sisters. Now, Cyn is finally wising up and realizing that she is no longer stepsister to the stars--she is personal assistant/slave to the stars (or Las Diablas, as the Latin press likes to call them). And, when Prince Charming enters, Cyn must go head-to-head with her truly wicked stepsisters in order to win back her father's fortune, her perfect man, and, most importantly, her life. â€œA fairytale for today's woman who wants her Cinderella to be smart, tenacious and with ganas . . . not to mention with a great pair of shoes! Charming, hilarious and at times surprising, you can't put this one down."—Mary Castillo, author of Hot Tamara

"A fine, sexy twenty-first century retelling of a favorite fairy tale. Don't miss it."—Haywood Smith, author of The Red Hat Club

"Cinderella Lopez is a fun, modern fairy tale . . . With all the sex, scandal, and sensational details of the television entertainment world, this straight-out-of-the-tabloids story will have you flipping pages rather than channels. Rock on, Berta Platas!"—Lynda Sandoval, author of Unsettling and Who's Your Daddy?