Stealing the Glass Slipper


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Native Wisconsin Sheri Mallo is a librarian whose only adventures happen between the pages of the mystery section. When an old friend from college unexpectedly passes, Sheri’s world is shaken. She vows to make a few life changes. With a little encouragement from her best friend, Jenni, Sheri decides to move to Alaska just in time for Christmas, her favorite holiday! Randall Graham is a full-time Alaskan fireman who enjoys serving his community from a distance in his own way. Christmas is creeping up on him. As usual he’s all out of holiday cheer. Between the sentimental music and everyone’s Christmas merriment, all it does is remind Randall he’s all alone. When Randall discovers a sleeping Sheri tucked beneath the covers on the top floor of a falling-down firetrap excuse of a house, a little mistletoe magic threatens to take him out at the knees. Marriage is the last thing on Randall’s mind, but seasoned Sheri won’t settle for anything less than a ring. With such different ideas, will either of them find love this Christmas?




Glass Slippers


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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.




The Stolen Slipper


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Frustrated in his search for the lady who belongs to the glass slipper, Prince Patrick turns to Kara's father, the shoemaker, to ask who made the glass slippers; it can only have been a fairy godmother, but Kara is determined to help, and she enlists her friend Zed and his pet goat in the search--an adventure that could end up with the children thrown into the dungeon, because there is a conspiracy afoot, and the chief conspirator is in the heart of the palace.




Never After: The Stolen Slippers


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Discover a new middle-grade fantasy saga from Melissa de la Cruz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants series, with Never After: The Stolen Slippers, where real life and fairy tales collide! Tossed back into the not-so-familiar fairy-tale world of Never After, Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends set off on another adventure . . . this time in search of Cinderella’s glass slipper. Or rather, glass slippers. It turns out the classic story of Cinderella is full of lies—starting with how Cinderella herself is far from the innocent heroine everyone thinks she is. She is manipulative and cunning—willing to do anything to be the princess of Eastphalia. The real heroines of her story are her “wicked” stepsisters, Hortense and Beatrice, who aren’t actually wicked at all! With the help of the dashing Jack Stalker, adorable Alastair, and glamorous Gretel, Filomena must track down the slippers, which may be the key to a certain mysterious prophecy . . . And when Filomena and Beatrice get tossed into the Beast’s dungeon, all hope seems to be lost. Will the conniving Cinderella shatter everyone’s hopes for a true un-twisted ending? Or will Filomena and her friends secure the happily ever after Cinderella’s stepsisters deserve?




My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper


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So you got the guy on the big white horse, and the beautiful little mermaids, and the picket fence, and your life isn’ t . . . perfect in every imaginable way? You’re not alone. In 1997, Gabrielle Reece married the man of her dreams—professional surfer Laird Hamilton—in a flawless Hawaiian ceremony. Naturally, the couple filed for divorce four years later. In the end they worked it out, but not without the ups and downs, minor hiccups, and major setbacks that beset every modern family. With hilarious stories, wise insights, and concrete takeaways on topics ranging from navigating relationship issues to aging gracefully to getting smart about food, My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper is the brutally honest, wickedly funny, and deeply helpful portrait of the humor, grace, and humility it takes to survive the happily ever after.




Belinda and the Glass Slipper


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




Thornwood


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This middle grade debut is Sleeping Beauty like you've never seen it before, about a girl who lives in the shadow of her older sister and the curse that has haunted her from birth. For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth--that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When the day the curse is set to fall over the kingdom finally arrives, nothing--not even Briony--can stop its evil magic. You know the story. But here's something you don't know. When Briony finally wakes up, it's up to her to find out what's really going on, and to save her family and friends from the murderous Thornwood. But who is going to listen to her? This is a story of sisterhood, of friendship, and of the ability of even little sisters to forge their own destiny. The first in a three-book series of fairy tale retellings, these are the stories of the siblings who never made it into the storybook.




Snow Wicked White


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She chooses to stay out of the fight. But when she’s forced to help the enemy, her betrayal wakes a sleeping giant. Destiny Snow is the last known banshee in the kingdom. Or she fears she is because her grandfather has disappeared. Humans and majiks alike discriminate against her because of the banshee wail of death. That’s why she and her grandfather have always lived as hermits and never joined the majik resistance movement. Until royal guards knocked on her door. Under the regent’s orders, Destiny is held in an overcrowded cell with seven other criminals while he forces her to track majiks to steal their power. Except she’s never been trained and has no magic. When she makes a major mistake, several important resistance leaders are captured, including her childhood crush, Stone. Can the bad news banshee convince her cellmates that she can be trusted and help them escape the dungeon before they’re all tortured to death? Snow Wicked White is the fourth book in the captivating fairytale series A Glass Slipper Adventure. If you like feisty heroines, twisted fairytales, and secret identity stories, then you’ll love Allie Burton’s spellbinding novel. Buy Snow Wicked White to escape with the daring rebels today! "And that ending, oh my I need the next book!!" - Reviewer Other books in the series include Cinderella Assassin, Cinderella Soldier, Cinderella Spy, Snow Warrior White, and Snow Witching White.




Who Stole My Glass Slippers?


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And they lived happily ever after...Or did they? For generations young girls have been exposed to fairy tales depicting 'love at first sight' and 'happily ever after' endings. But what really happens after the princess says, 'I do'? With the estimated forty-percent divorce rate, many women are finding that their idealistic assumptions about marriage are a recipe for disaster. Who Stole My Glass Slippers? A Real Life Guide to Happily Ever After takes readers where the fairy tales left off, revealing how relationships need to mature and evolve in order to thrive. Through humor and real-life experience, D.D. Kellett knowledgeably examines the life cycle of a married couple, providing useful insights on how to have a successful marriage. Her encouraging words offer the hope that while life may not be a fairytale, it is possible for couples to find happiness in their ever after. Who Stole My Glass Slippers? A Real Life Guide to Happily Ever After offers up practical marital advice laced with a hint of humor and wit. It's a healthy, real-world perspective on the interactions and conflicts between a husband and a wife that can arise over the course of a marriage union, and is a great read for females wanting to improve the general state of their marital relationship. -Ronald Gleason, M.D., Adult Psychiatry




Dear Prince Charming


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Valerie Wagner lands popular advice guru Prince Charming as a cover model and monthly columnist at her trendsetting new magazine. When he confesses that he's looking for a Mr. Right of his own, will Valerie's newfound glory fade?