Jenniffer Wardell is a fantasy romance author and general fairy godmother-at-large who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She’s always on the lookout for witty dialogue and a well-earned happily-ever after.
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LDSWBR: What books do you plan/hope to read this summer?
JENNIFFER: I’m planning on re-reading all of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” and “House of Olympus” books in preparation for his newest novel, “House of Hades.” It isn’t coming out until October, but with eight sizeable books to get through I should probably get started now. I’d also like to try some of Terry Pratchett’s non-Discworld books, particularly “Dodger.”
LDSWBR: Did you ever go to summer camp, and/or what is your most memorable camping experience?
JENNIFFER: I went to girls’ camp with the other Young Women, but my most memorable camping experience was with my family. We were spending a week at a campsite in Yellowstone, but I didn’t realize until we got there that I’d left everything I’d packed back in Utah. I spent the week sharing clothes with my mother, the only other girl in the family.
LDSWBR: If you could have a summer home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
JENNIFFER: Orlando, Florida. People who can claim in-state residency get discount passes to most of the theme parks, which means you can go to Sea World and Universal Studios the same way most people go to the local playground. The beach is close enough you can spend your Saturdays by the water, and the people are generally very friendly and accepting.
LDSWBR: Thank you so much, Jenniffer!
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Find Fairy Godmothers, Inc.
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In a world where fairy tale situations are as much a fact of life as death and taxes, everyone knows hiring Fairy Godmothers, Inc. is the best way to assure that your beautiful daughter or enchanted frog of a grandson will get the happily-ever-after he or she deserves. Sure, sometimes a little love potion is required to make sure those quotas stay up, but what Prince Charming doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
Kate, an experienced Fairy Godmother, who’s enough of a romantic to frustrate her rigidly rule-bound boss, has just received a specialty assignment from one of the company’s board of directors. Cinderella—Rellie for short—was placed with an appropriately wicked stepfamily years before, and now needs the dress, ball, and handsome prince to complete her happily-ever-after. The fact that Rellie isn’t sure this is her dream come true—balls are fun, but princes tend to be less interesting than fluffy bunnies—isn’t something management considers a problem.
Complicating things a bit is Jon, the youngest son of the royal family, who meets Kate, and is smitten, but isn’t quite ready yet to reveal his true identity. After all, it’s his older brother Rupert who’s supposed to marry Rellie, which means pretending to be a lowly civil servant will give him the chance to spend more time with Kate. (As long as he can get the ball arranged, and stop Rupert from getting himself into trouble over his “self-actualization” business, he should have the perfect opportunity to explain everything and get started on making a little magic with the Fairy Godmother of his dreams.)
But, of course, things never ever happen as planned.
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