April Swanson is so hopeful about all the possibilities New Year’s might bring, she’s practically Pollyanna. She’s hardly wishing for the world, after all – just a little less family crazy and the promotion she’s perfect for. Surely then she can finally let loose and not strive to be such a good girl all the time.
For reformed bad boy, Finn Ward, hope is a four letter word, yet he has a New Year’s wish of his own – to silence his dark and twisted past before it unravels his future and hurts the people he cares about. No matter what.
So why would fate trick two such disparate souls into a fake first date? Maybe because they’ve both made the wrong wish…
Titles in The Cinderella Project series include: Kiss Me Quick – Love me Tender – Tell Me True
Title: Tell Me True
Series: The Cinderella Project #3
Author: Ally Blake
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 17, 2017
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
The New Year is always a cosmic new beginning, a journal with fresh, unblemished pages simply waiting for us to write our new story on… except when it seems that this year will be like all the other past ones. But be careful what you wish for, you just might get it… if not exactly as you wished for.
April is getting tired of being the good girl, the one others feel quite free to use to get themselves ahead, to berate for their own pleasure, or simply ignore as not important enough to bother. She sees the writing on the wall at work, at home and in her personal life… and she’s about to take a risk by contacting The Cinderella Project for a few wishes for herself.
Finn is dark, brooding and has convinced himself that he needs no one – except that he seems to have gathered up people along the way of his life who would disagree with that assumption. He has secrets, ones that if not haunt then nag at him. What he really wants is peace and to protect those that he does care about, even if that emotion confuses him at times.
Wishes are odd things… we often get what we need, instead of what we wish for, if only we can recognize the difference.
I enjoyed Tell Me True for exactly what it is – a lighthearted, charming romance with a bit of whimsy and a touch of magic from the lore of Cinderella fairy tales. With a cast of characters that does make mention of people from the earlier books, I would mention that this is not a stand alone story completely. Oh, you could enjoy it, of course. But if you’ve followed the series picking up bits and pieces of past romances will add to the enjoyment of this one.
On the surface it would seem that April and Finn are total opposites. She’s a good girl that doesn’t want that role anymore, he’s a reformed bad boy who isn’t comfortable in either role but makes his own unique place in the world. Yet together they bring out the best in the other and fill in some empty spots perfectly. It’s not going to be smooth sailing by any means, but the sense that they will find their way to each other in spite of wishes is very clear.
Sometimes you simply want a story that lets you smile and feel good. That’s exactly what Tell Me True gave to me. I enjoyed myself very much.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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