num_pages: 125
description: In historic Italy, three stepsisters are pitted against one another when the Prince declares he will select a bride not from royal birth. May the best commoner win!  The competition is about to get very dark for one twisted family…  Cinder-ashes: An unwanted stepdaughter with a dangerous secret  Valeria: A troubled daughter headed for the insane asylum  Abrianna: A desperate noblewoman with loose corset strings and an even looser reputation  Mammina: A vicious mother with Munchausen syndrome by proxy  Four desperate women. One winner takes all.  With a royal future at stake, who wouldn't cut off a few toes to fit into a glass slipper?  Author's Note: 40,000 words. A dark retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Cinderella.”  The Far-Away Lands Fairytale Trilogy: The Snow Queen (Book 1) Cinderella (Book 2) The Frog Prince (Book 3) – coming late 2019 
title: Cinderella: A Fairy Tale Retelling: Historic Fairytale Romance / Set in Italy