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Overview
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.
Synopsis
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.
"A 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?
Publishers Weekly
Cynthia "Cyn" Lopez sweeps up after TV star stepsisters and attends the ball wearing glass Manolos in the latest Chiquita lit offering from Platas (Friday Night Chicas). Overworked, underappreciated 24-year-old Cyn meets her Prince Charming at a Starbucks, unaware that he is Eric Sandoval, 29-year-old CEO of AmerCon-the company that just acquired RTV, the television station where Cyn and her glam-fabulous VJ stepsisters work. Keeping their professional lives secret, Cyn and Eric begin a joyful courtship that comes to an abrupt halt at the RTV Music Awards, when dating and workplace politics, miscommunication and the jealous, meddling steps (armed with incriminating video) conspire to tear them apart. What Platas lacks in literary craft she makes up for in verve, working visual gags, quick cuts and witticisms ("it seems I'm a cassette tape in an mp3 world"). She imbues her story with Latin spice and a dance hall pace, and populates her New York with vibrant, virtuous heroes and deliciously wicked villains. The result is another finely tuned if formulaic brain vacation for working chicas of all stripes. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.