For aeons, Venus has been in a convenient marriage to Vulcan, but she is bored with her life. Eternity is seeming very long, so she pays a visit to Peresphone, Goddess of Spring, who now makes her home, part of the time, in Tulsa. Little does she know that while she and her sister goddess are enjoying a day shopping, one mortal will act to change her destiny. Pea Chamberlain is gawky and has a terminal case of foot in mouth disease, but she wants to have a better life. With that in mind, she uses a spell found in a bestselling book to summon Venus' aid; no one is more surprised than she when she gets it.

Because the spell had a bit of help from Hera, Venus is bound to stay in Tulsa until Pea gets the happiness she longs for. However, Venus does not find this a chafing experience. Once she convinces the mortal that she is who she says she is, Venus finds herself reveling in her task, enjoying the simple joys of mortality and of helping this unusual young woman. Playing Henry Higgins to Pea's Eliza is the easy part. Finding love for her, without magic, is tough.

The most obvious solution is Griffin DeAngelo, a hunky fireman Pea has a crush on, but he has eyes only for Venus. His feelings are returned, even though she knows it's not right. However, Venus is not the only immortal on Earth, and the other one might have his heart set on Pea.

P.C. Cast is an expert at writing fun romances that you can't help but smile over as you read. Pea is such an every woman that readers will identify with her vicariously with ease. Ms. Cast has taken mythology, Cinderella, a bit of Shakespeare, and a dash of Shaw and mixed them with her own style of comedy for a winning read that is as heartwarming as it is funny.