The Reverse Cinderella Story. From Riches to Rags. Piaget Williems was a rich society wife who enjoyed all the finer things in life until it all came crashing down with the death of her husband. Widowed for a year, she’s now trying to balance a budget, pay the rent on time and go to school, chasing an old dream and piling up on debts. What she didn’t expect was to find true love. From Prince to Pauper. Max Ramesly is the youngest of Billionaire David Ramesly’s sons. He used to work for the family business until a disagreement saw him banned and unemployed. Max has sold all his possessions to help others that he feels were affected by a decision he made. Now he’s broke but he’s still trying. What he wasn’t looking for was romance. However, once Max saw Piaget, he couldn’t help by try to win her over and be her Prince Charming, if Piaget would only let him.
I kept forgetting I was reading. I was there, as Max and Piaget worked through their many difficulties, both with Max's choice to remain homeless until the last of the children his father's greed had destroyed had no more hospital bills and with Piaget's feelings of betrayal and anger plus her run for mayor and her mother's scornful dismissal of a four thousand dollar gown as cheap and unworthy of the family status. Beintema paints a vividly believable picture of a couple who put their honor ahead of money and reputation. Recommended for all readers of clean romantic suspense and problem fiction. This is only incidentally a romance.
I so wanted to give this book five stars because I loved Piaget and Max’s story, but one of my pet peeves is an author mixing up names. In a Ring for Christmas, Max’s middle name was Arthur and his mom’s name was Rachel. In The Reverse Cinderella, Max’s middle name is David and his mom’s name is Barbara. I can overlook errors and still give a four or five star rating, but mixing up names is a no for me. With that being said, this is a fantastic story and I truly enjoyed it. My actually rating is 3.5 stars.
The second book in the Ramesly Brothers Series, we learn more of Max's story and the woman he falls in love with Piaget. Both have fallen on hard times, and the struggles they must face many in everyday life also may encounter in some form or another. I have really enjoyed reading the first two books in this series and finding this new author for me. I would certainly recommend this book to others.