The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.

Cinderella's father, a widower, married a woman with two daughters. When he died, full of envy for her sweetness and beauty, they treated her with great contempt and forced her to do the dirtiest tasks; But she still stays sweet and serene The prince organizes a dance to find a wife but despite being his greatest illusion, the stepmother prevents Cinderella from attending. While crying, her fairy godmother appears, who transforms her into a princess to go to the dance, warning that the spell will be undone at midnight. Cinderella and the prince fall in love and dance non-stop, but at midnight Cinderella runs off, losing one of her shoes. The prince decides to try it on all the girls and marry the one he serves. And despite the evil attempts of the stepmother and her daughters, finally the shoe serves Cinderella,

Betraying the most powerful man in New York wasn't something I ever envisioned when I first started playing games with Winston Constantine. But he's engaged in far more dangerous games than ours, and his enemies are out for blood. Winston has my heart, the Morellis have incriminating photos, and I'm left with nothing except three evil stepbrothers and a future in doubt. I knew Winston wouldn't be my prince charming, but that didn't stop me from falling for him. After all, the slippers fit, and I let myself believe I'd be dancing with Winston forever. Until too much truth comes to light. Until I realize instead of ruling the board, I was just a pawn. In the end, I have only one question. When his game with me is over, will I be able to pretend as if the glass slipper wasn't a perfect fit?

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The second book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings from the point of view of the siblings in the background, this is the thrilling story of Cinderella's never-before-mentioned third "evil" step-sister, Tirza. Meet Cinderella’s third “wicked” stepsister, Tirza. For years, Tirza has lived with the shame of what her family did to Cinderella. Against everyone’s advice, Cinderella—now Queen Ella—took a chance on young Tirza. She gave Tirza a home in the castle instead of banishing her. The queen told everyone Tirza was good and kind, not cruel like her older sisters. But now Queen Ella’s famous glass slippers are missing, and there’s only one suspect. . . . Tirza may have tried them on . . . but she didn’t steal them. Now she must find the true thief before she loses her royal home. But as Tirza gets closer to the truth, she finds herself getting closer to something else: her sisters, who might not be quite as evil as Cinderella claims.

Belinda competes with a very ambitious new dancer for the title role in the ballet "Cinderella."