As a romance writer and
reader, I find that many of our books are Cinderella stories. I love the story
where the handsome wealthy man falls in love with a girl from the middle class.
She’s always strong, and she’s always beautiful. We are taken on an adventure,
and watch the characters’ love affair unfold.
Even in other genres you will
find a Cinderella story. In a mystery,
or suspense, a hard-working law enforcement officer tries to prove the guilt of
a wealthy handsome tycoon. Eventually the two of them get together to find the
real killer. The handsome rich man and the beautiful strong woman fall in love.
Everyone cheers.
We love shape shifters who
are the leader of their pack, Vampires that are Kings of their cult, and wizards
with ultimate power, come to the rescue of a woman that needs saving.
In my book, Immortal Love, the impoverished daughter
of an Earl, Elenore, is rescued by Dominick, the handsome, strong, and very
rich general. Despite her lack of trust for men, Dominick proves that he is
worthy of her love. It’s a Cinderella story.
In Powers of the Heart, Erik is the handsome strong Lord, that falls
in love with Kiera, who is a beautiful woman trained in the art of war. They
come together to fight Murdock, a man who tries to use Kiera’s healing power,
believing it will give him immortality. Erik is handsome, strong, and rich,
falling for a woman that is merely a soldier.
In Destiny’s Promise, Randolf uses his Merlin-like powers to protect
Carina, a brilliant commoner, educated by her uncle, Anadar. Randolf fights to
save Carina from the villain, Disa, a sorcerous wanting to destroy Carina’s
soul, and keep the lovers from reuniting in other lives. Again, it’s the
handsome rich Lord that falls in love with a woman of common means.
There is a theme here.
Then there‘s
the animated movie, Trolls, where the troll princess and a survivalist, fall in
love on their adventure into Bergin town to save their friends. They help a scullery
maid who is in love with the king. They transform her into a beautiful lady for
a day. She even leaves a roller skate behind after their date at the roller
rink. The king falls in love with her even after he sees her for who she really
was. He realizes he found true happiness. A funny spin on the classic
Cinderella story.
Let’s face
it, you love them too.
What’s your Cinderella story?
2 comments:
Hmmm, that's hard for me to identify a specific one but I love stories with the heroine finding herself and coming out stronger in the end and snagging the hero's heart. Enjoyed your post!
Great post, Victoria. When we were growing up, Cinderella was our role model--the guy rides to our rescue. I'm glad we've moved on from that. Our heroines don't need rescuing. They can rescue themselves, thank you very much. I love Mulan, an animated Disney movie about a peasant girl who pretends to be a male to take her handicapped father's place in the army. I never thought of it as a Cinderella story. But after she saves China from the Huns, the hero sees her in a different light. We want our heroes to see our heroines as they are and love them because of, or in spite of, that.
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