The next day Vanessa receives a call from Power Systems asking if she would be interested in any temporary work. She has been unemployed for awhile now and can't pass up the chance to earn a living again, but she is reluctant as Power Systems was Nicholas' company. Nicholas' secretary has gone on maternity rest and Nicholas needs a new secretary ASAP, so Vanessa agrees, sure that Nicholas won't recognize her anyway. Unfortunately she is in for a shock come Monday morning when she discovers that Nicholas has started an all out search for the wearer of the Cinderella costume. Now what will she do if Nicholas discovers the truth?
Nicholas is consumed with the need to find out who his Cinderella is, but he is also strangely attracted to his new secretary Vanessa, who is very clumsy and shy around him. When Nick discovers that it was Vanessa who was wearing the costume, he becomes determined to get her to confess so that they can have a blazing love affair. But Nick's lust for Vanessa soon turns to love and he has to get her to trust him with all her secrets, including the identity of Cinderella.
MASQUERADE OF LOVE is an amazing story. There really isn't enough praise for this intoxicating love story between two great characters. Though they come from very different backgrounds, it is through the power of love that Vanessa and Nick finally find their happily-ever-after. Elizabeth Batten-Carew has written a great story, filled with not only a fairy tale romance but some very serious relationship issues: trust, secret keeping, and preconceived ideas are all things that Nick and Vanessa have to work through in order to make their relationship work. This was a great story from start to finish that will keep you glued to your seat as you try to find out whether Nick and Vanessa will make it. Elizabeth Batten-Carew is definitely an author to keep your eye on.
