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Cinder-Nanny

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I was so excited when this ARC showed up on Netgalley. I love how Sariah Wilson writes smoking chemistry, while still keeping her books clean.

Diana Palmer is the daughter of an infamous con-artist. Since her mom's arrest, Diana has been trying to be radically honest, but her older sister needs a kidney transplant they need money for the surgery pronto. So Diana bends the truth about her qualifications to land a job as a nanny in Aspen, Colorado for 3 months. There she meets Prince Charming, the Earl of Strathmore. He's wary of gold diggers, and she doesn't want to use him.

I loved Griffin so much. A, he has a delicious accent, B, he's so good with his niece, Sophie, C, he is so sweet! Griffin was patient, kind, and saw the things that were important to Diana. I absolutely adored his sense of humor, he was charming, but also kind of dorky. Griffin and Diana's dialogue had me laughing out loud. Often.

Knowing that Diana had a lot of secrets, I was very curious how Sariah Wilson would handle them, and how Griffin would react. I loved the way she handled it. Somethings the drama level on reveals feels too high. I felt like these reactions were reasonable. Thank you for that!

I also loved the Crawfords and how they made Diana part of their family. Mrs. Crawford was a great friend, and Milo was so stinking cute. I loved his obsession with infectious diseases.

Simply told, this story was an adorable Cinderella story. I love getting Sariah Wilson's ARCs. I hate waiting for my friends to get a hold of them too.

Content: clean PG-13 (making out, mild innuendo, no violence, no language)

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Sariah Wilson has done it again. This clean and sweet romance isn't just fluff- it has some depth to it. With a little bit of spice thrown in, my heart swooned and I wished there were more guys like Griffin in the world. I loved that Diana had more to her character than just falling in love. She was so altruistic and then all the people she interacted with (for the most part) in Aspen were fantastic. Diana had so much introspection and growth while still being a fantastic person from the start. There wasn't any point I wanted to wack someone upside the head. Not to say there wasn't conflict because there was but none of it was angsty. I couldn't wait to figure out what happened from the start. Cinderella has always been one of my fairy-tales and this retelling was spot on!

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Cinder-Nanny is a romantic and very sexy romp of a novel, and I really enjoyed it, especially the part about the heroine meeting an earl, Griffin. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of the book.

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I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Diana was raised by a con artist Mom until the age of 16 when her sister Alice became her guardian. Alice and Diana are close and when Alice has a life altering illness Diana is determined to help her sister with expenses.

Diana gets a job she is unqualified for and becomes a Nanny to Milo. She grows close to his family and also meets Sophie and her Uncle Griffin. She soon finds out Griffin is more than just your average Joe. She wrestles with Griffins status, fame and money situation. She feels she must be truthful with all those getting close to her and she worries her past and situation will cause them to not like her or make them never want to see her again. Will Griffin still feel the same about her after knowing the truth?

A very close Cinderella story and well written.

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I adored this book from start to finish. Sariah Wilson always pulls me in from page one. You will adore Diana, the MC, and root for LOVE. A perfect HEA that had me smiling and swooning throughout! I love it!!

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this was like a cheesy hallmark movie in the best way possible! it honestly felt like a warm hug and was so adorable. it was such a cute meet cute concept& a great winter read. i loved the love interest, he was very charming and relentlessly flirtatious (and also british!!!!) i loved how he fell first and the ending was PERFECT.

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If you like snarky banter, this book is for you! I snickered all of the way through. The hero, Griffin, is so swoony. The man is the king of flirting, and not roll-your-eyes flirting either.

It's easy to sympathize with the heroine, Diana, and her plight (as well as her sister's). She is very likeable as well. All in all, it's a great book. Don't miss out!

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Great storyline! Entertaining, fun, sweet romance. I loved the premise of Cinderella and the references to it throughout the book, especially the funny meeting scene! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I loved it! Once I finished, I wanted to go back and read it again. I thought it was well written, well developed characters and a fun plot. Diana was a likable heroine. She really wants to do the right thing and to be an honest person, but is also desperate to do whatever she can to help her sister. I loved how close she was with her sister and was so loyal. She is kind and smart and I could understand why people are drawn to her. Griffin was great, despite his privileged upbringing and being an Earl, he was very down to earth and mature. He was playful and sweet. I thought they had great chemistry together and loved their banter (Ms. Wilson is great with the witty banter!), and caught myself smiling throughout the book.

Overall, a really fun read with well developed characters, a fun storyline and of course, a swoony romance. So glad I was able to snag an arc. A definite must read!

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I enjoyed reading this one! It was such a fun read and I would probably reread this again. The plot was good and so are the characters. Overall it was a good read.

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So good I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end!

It is so hard to gush about this book without giving spoilers and I wouldn't want to stop anyone getting the same experience I had.

This updated twist on the Cinderella story will have you hooked with the great banter between Diana and Griffin, the love she has for Milo- who has to be the best 5yr old you will ever meet - and the ticking time bomb you are waiting to explode and all the fallout that will come from it.

While there were parts you would think the reactions or outcomes would be different I still thoroughly enjoyed it. The relationships between Diana, Milo and the Crawfords, as well as Diana, Griffin and his family are all as important as the other.

This is the first book I have read by Sariah Wilson and it has left me wanting to read more of her works.

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I loved this book! I liked Diana and her sister Alice from the start. They both grew up in a rough situation but didn’t let it define them and the bond between the two was great.I also really liked the Crawfords. I had to laugh at all Milo’s fake illnesses. I didn’t warm up to Griffin at first but the more I got to know him the more I liked him.I highly recommend this book.

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This was my first novel by Sariah Wilson and I have to say that I REALLY enjoyed it! It's a fun little book that still feels realistic. To sum it up, I was happy all night after finishing it.

Both of the characters are likable. Diana is really helpful to her sister and also a little desperate, but all of her actions made total sense to me. As a former nanny, I didn't envy her position at the beginning of the book. Meanwhile, Griffin is AMAZING even though he grew up as an Earl. You'd think he'd be even a little stuffy, but nope! He's simply kind, through and through. The characters really worked well together. They felt like friends and lovers by the end - I could sense the chemistry between them coming off the page.

One thing is that I wish the book had more smut - even a little more (it's decidedly PG). But the loveliness of both the characters and the plot got me through and it was still a fabulous read!

If you're looking for a fun and happy romance with a fun little plot (some extra twists are thrown in there so it's unique) and lovely character development then you should definitely give this a read.

*I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

P.S.: See the full blog post review live on FromTheReadingRoom.com, to be published on June 19th, 2022.

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I’m a new reader of Sarah Wilson and this is the first book of hers I’ve read. That being said I would come back for more. The characters were enjoyable, the plot had some angst but not too much and the issues were resolved in a satisfying way. It was a gentle beautiful love story. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it!

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A very exciting modern take on the classic Cinderella tale. I love how there isn't really an evil stepmother or stepsisters in this retelling. It was a breathe of fresh air to have something new but it still had that romance and magic we all look for in a Cinderella tale. I really enjoyed this and look forward to more from this author.

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Sariah Wilson is, in every sense of the word, a gem of an author. Her new releases are always at the top of my to-read list, and I drink them up like water in a desert. That being said, Cinder-Nanny was a fun read, but not the full-on magic of some of Sariah's other books. I loved the characters, I loved the chemistry, I loved the setting, but the conflict didn't entirely grab me, and it felt a little juvenile in the way it was resolved so quickly. I will say, Griffin? Sign me up for some of that. An angel of a character, and I loved all his romantic gestures. Sariah knows how to write a leading man, and she once again delivered a swoon-worthy man I'll be thinking about for days to come.

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Swoon!!!! I loved this book! Griffin is the very sexy earl that is standing in for Prince Charming - right down to helping Cinderella (Diana) with her shoe. Their story is engaging and sweet, and had me hooked until the very last page. As any good Cinderalla story would, there is the evil stepmother (or grandma), along with lies and angst.

This is a delightful story that made me smile. I loved the characters - especially Diana, with all of her foibles, who still struggles to do the right thing.

If you enjoy the genre, you will love this book. Put this one at the top of your TBR list. The author is on my must read authors' list.

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I wanted to dislike Diana due to her extravagant lies, but it only took her first meeting with Griffin and their clever and adorable banter to sell me on them as a couple and Griffin as my new book bf.

Sariah Wilson yet again delivered a binge worthy, swoony romance full of adorable moments and wonderful characters.

Highly recommended for when you need a sweet romance.

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A nice whilst classic premise for a chick lit book but very little in the way of will they/won’t they that is needed to keep interest going, further the writer could have done a little more research into the lifestyle of the British nobility, very few who are in the position to fly by private jet!

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