Sleeping Beauty Proposal

A wickedly funny fairy tale for modern women from Sarah Strohmeyer, the laugh- out-loud funny ("Washington Post Book World") author of "The Cinderella Pact" and "The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives," Opening a book by Sarah Strohmeyer is like opening a box of chocolates sweet, nutty, and absolutely irresistible. Meg Cabot, author of "The Princess Diaries" At 36, Genie Michaels is beginning to feel that she has hit the snooze button on her life one too many times. When her commitment-phobic boyfriend Hugh proposes on national TVnot to Genie, but to an unknown mystery womanGenies wise-cracking friend Patty doesnt hesitate to give her some tough love: You remind me of that idiot Sleeping Beauty, lying around like a zombie waiting for your prince. Well, guess what, he rode right past your castle and now you have a choice you can either go back to bed or you can wake up! Genie chooses to wake up. After some questionable advice, her first step is to allow everyone to believe shes Hughs real fiance. Shell let him be the one to explain the mistake. Naturally the good news travels fast and, in a heartbeat, Genies parents are booking a reception hall while friends are showering her with gifts. Genie feels bad about the deception, but at last everyone is dancing to her tune, and she cant help but enjoy it. Particularly when a certain too-handsome-for-his-own-good Greek carpenter shows up on the scene thinking hes hotter than Tabasco. Genie realizes that she never needed a man to start her life to buy a home, to get a better job, or even to wear a diamond ring. And if Prince Charming wants to show up while shes at it, she just might teach him a thing or two.Strohmeyer, Sarah is the author of 'Sleeping Beauty Proposal ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780525950189 and ISBN 0525950184.