The Murano Glass Slipper by Victoria Leybourne

Yet most of her interactions with Domenico came across as very playful which full-on reminded me of Faustina.ĭon't get me wrong, although I like shy characters, they don't have to remain shy throughout an entire plot. Chiara generally struck me as a character with high moral standards and too shy to be flirtatious. She was first introduced in the proceeding volume as Faustina's proper and kindhearted friend. And I think our heroine Chiara is the main problem. I loved The Rose and the Mask and had high expectations for this sequel. Domenico appears to be just the right target for the fraud, yet every carnival ball spent with him shakes Chiara's determination to go through with it. Discharging all the staff and taking on all their chores herself simply isn't enough - desperate for money, she finds herself drawn into a con during the convenient time of carnival. “The human heart, as it turned out, did not respond well to logic.”Ĭhiara struggles to keep her family's ever-declining household in order her stepmother and stepsisters live far beyond their means and won't heed Chiara's warnings. The Murano Glass Slipper is a standalone novel that can be read on its own or alongside the other book in the series, The Rose and the Mask. Now all she has to do is break his heart.Ī reimagining of Cinderella set in 18th Century Venice, perfect for fans of fairy tale romance. He’ll lose everything if he tells her the truth – but she seems to have some secrets of her own.ĭancing with Domenico is like a dream, and Chiara realises that he could be the person she’s been searching for. One thing he does know: he’s falling for the beautiful stranger he keeps running into at Venice’s masked balls. Actually, with all these secret identities to maintain, he’s not quite sure who he is. That’s where Leandra comes in – although a seasoned con artist makes an unconventional fairy godmother.Ĭharming Domenico isn’t quite a prince.

With her world about to collapse, though, she needs something a bit more practical, like money. When Chiara’s father died, he left her a pair of glass slippers and a promise: that life would one day lead her back to love.

The Murano Glass Slipper by Victoria Leybourne