Nobody's Cinderella — Bethany Sefchick

Welcome to Aphrodite's Closet...Where dreams become reality.

Struggling to make it in a male-dominated workplace, Nicole Walker has lost nearly everything in her life following the death of her father. Adding to her troubles is a persistent neighbor who thinks he's in love with her, even though she only wants to be friends. Now the one thing she thought was secure, her job, is being threatened unless she attends a formal dinner where she might be asked to do the unthinkable. Even armed with a new dress and the finest lingerie from Aphrodite's Closet, Nicole is still convinced she's nobody's Cinderella.

Jeremy Montgomery is a bachelor looking for the kind of love his parents had before his father threw everything away on a whim. Spying Nicole across a crowded ballroom, he thinks he may have found the woman for him. All he has to do is convince her they're perfect for each other. Forced to spend the night together after torrential rains flood the city, Jeremy and Nicole discover passion unlike either of them has ever experienced and awaken long dormant emotions. Vanishing with the morning light, it's up to Jeremy to prove to Nicole that she is, indeed, his perfect fairy tale princess.

This novella is approximately 23,500 words in length.