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Not all magic disappears at midnight.On the home front in 1944, Kate Allen wants to do her part for the war effort. She'd prefer filling in for the window dressers at the department store where she works, but her mother keeps sending her on auditions for roles she never gets.When relatives arrive from war-torn Poland with a mysterious steamer trunk and an even more mysterious story, Kate's aunt, who is suffering from dementia, tries to convince Kate she is in line to be the next keeper of the wardrobe for Cinderella's family-the real Cinderella.If the family secret is true, this might be the most important role Kate has ever auditioned for. Will she get to the truth before the truth is forgotten?CINDERELLA'S DRESS is a fairy tale set in the world of department store modeling and window design, spotlighting the importance of family and tradition in a world of constant change.
A boy destined to become a beast...And a girl determined to save him. Margot's been invited to the medieval town of Chapais, France for a reunion of the town's descendants. She plans to stay with her aunt, who lives above the family bookshop inside the ancient walled city. Little does she know that three fairies have called her there to help a beastly teenage boy break the curse that has plagued his family for generations. Proud and arrogant, the boy pushes everyone away until Margot finds a way to reach him. But when they get close to breaking the curse, the romantic summer turns into a nightmare. Can they set the beast free before it's too late? Beauty's Rose is the latest installment in the Fairy-tale Inheritance Series of historical fairy tales. Set in the 1980s, it is inspired by the 1756 version of Beauty and the Beast by French novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
Hidden for generations, Sleeping Beauty's cursed spindle resurfaces...In 1894 Vermont, Briar Rose is determined to keep her orphaned siblings together. She's set her sights on marrying an ambitious young man to take them out of the cotton mills and back to the Old Country. Trouble is, he no longer cares for her.Childhood chum Henry Prince would like to step in, but sweet as he is, can't offer her what her family needs.When a peddler gives Briar a spindle made from fairy wood said to have magical properties, she has a chance to keep her family together. Desperate to increase her production at the mill, she sneaks the spindle onto her spinning frame.But Briar has no idea of the power she has unleashed. One by one, the mill girls succumb to a sleeping sickness. To save everyone, Briar must find the strength to break the curse and defeat the evil fairy for good. For in a world where fairies lurk and curses linger, love can bleed like the prick of a finger...¿Sleeping Beauty's Spindle is for fans of fairy tale retellings, sweet romance, and women's history.
Would you trade your world for a soul?Ever since the fateful day when the little mermaid risked everything for a human soul, merpeople have been under lockdown-absolutely no surfacing.Sea princess Mairin bristles under the restriction and blames humans for her confinement. But when the kingdom comes under attack, the merqueen surprises Mairin by sending her to watch over a human they've secretly been protecting, the descendant of the little mermaid's prince.Feeling betrayed by her family, Mairin is all too ready to listen to the sea witch's offer to redeem the little mermaid's mistake and free her people. Using the sea-witch's potion to gain legs and follow the human aboard the Titanic, Mairin sets out to complete the circle of unrequited love. If she can make the descendant fall in love with her, she will win back the freedom of her people.But as she gets to know the humans, her heart changes toward them. Mairin realizes she has made a bigger mistake than the little mermaid ever did. Can she save the humans and her kingdom?Based on the original telling of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen What is the reading order?The Cinderella books go together, but the other Fairy-tale Inheritance Series books can be read in any order as stand-alone novels. If you'd like a reading order, you can follow this one:Cinderella's DressCinderella's ShoesCinderella's Legacy (prequel novella)Snow White's MirrorBeauty's RoseSleeping Beauty's SpindleThe Little Mermaid's Voice
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