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Maggie Monroe has never believed in fairy tales. Her aspirations are much more down to Earth. She dreams of being an attorney like her mentor, Lee. He is the white knight of her childhood, the one who saved her in a custody battle between an abusive mother with a drug habit and far too many men, and Maggie's grandmother who was raising her. Maggie became a pawn when her mother discovered there was state money to be had in rearing a child, but it was Lee's intervention which won both the case for her grandmother, and Maggie's affection. Now, Maggie is only weeks away from graduating, and following in Lee's footsteps…
Ben Riley is as determined not to go to Paris as Maggie is to pass her exams. Ben thinks if he can only show her off to his Uncle Jackson, he'll be able to convince the man that he has a reason for remaining closer to home. He doesn't realize that after meeting Maggie, Jackson now has other plans. One look at Maggie Monroe and Jackson knows she's the woman for him. This woman is his destiny, his soul mate. There is no way Jackson is going to allow his sweatshirted and faded jeans princess to end up in his nephew's arms!
Mary Eason tells the story of a troubled and mentally abused child who grows into a woman scarred by her past. Maggie, still torn by nightmares of her youth, is reluctant to embrace what appears to be a dream future. Gorgeous, wealthy, and caring, Jackson is the man of her dreams, if Maggie can only believe in him. This is a man who could have any woman, but if he were to know more about her and the emotional baggage she's carrying, she's sure he'd be the one doing the running instead of the chasing. Fairy Tales cannot be considered a white hot sexual fantasy, but it is still a delight. With a plot so engaging, all I could do at "The End" was grin.