A MODERN FAIRY TALE

Even as a little girl, Maude had told herself stories in which she always starred as the glamourous heroine. Before she met Ashley, the hero had always been a shadowy, nameless figure.

Now that he had finally stepped into her life, Maude wondered if he would ever fulfill the role she dreamed for him. It seemed unlikely that a sophisticated college freshman would ever even notice a local high school student currently working as a stable girl.

Wasn't she now too old to believe in magic? [text from book jacket]