Sixteen-year-old Griselda and her father have a secret—fairy sight, a trait punishable by death. Her world is upended when her father is killed, her mother remarries, and her new stepfather dies of illness. Griselda must grapple with her scheming stepsister, the burden of fairy sight inherited from her father, and a pair of fairy-blessed slippers. A young-adult fairy story, GRISELDA RELLA is a reimagining of the Cinderella story, by Charles Perrault, with the heroine and adversary characters reversed.

Jail time for being man enough to kidnap your half-brother: as high as twenty plus years. Yes, I checked. Too bad there isn't a "saving your little brother from his lazy, deadbeat mom who won't give up her parental rights to spite your dead father" escape clause. Hence, why I'm working to keep a roof over my little brother, stepmom, and two half-baked stepsisters' heads. Well, until she spent the last three months' rent I've given her on everything but the rent. Now I have seven days to come up with three thousand dollars or we are all on the street.Leave it to my fairy god-brother Nick to have the perfect solution.Make a profile on the website Date for Hire. (check)Get selected by the gorgeous billionaire realty CEO Princess Charm to be her fake fiancé. (check)Accept an offer for more money than I've seen in my life. (double check)Don't be dumb enough to want something real with her. (well...)