Slippers and ThornsA Retelling of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
A duty-focused prince. A lonely princess. A marriage of true love…or not?
Michael and Ella thought life would be perfect after they married. True love, right? However, mixing a dutiful crown prince and a servant girl isn’t a recipe for bliss. Add a too-friendly guard, a dash of jealousy, and a mysterious, abandoned castle, and you have a recipe for disaster.
When Michael accidentally wakes his childhood sweetheart from her enchanted slumber, he’s confronted with her declaration that it’s true love. The obvious solution? Divorce his wife so they can be together. Now, he faces the choice of his life: does he stick with an imperfect marriage or cut his losses for the sake of “true love”?
When happily ever after isn’t a fairytale, is it worth fighting for?
In this reimagining of
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, a young couple’s beliefs about love are put to the test as they discover the truth behind true love. It is the first book in The Roumaterra Chronicles, a series of interconnected, standalone fairytale retellings perfect for readers of Brittany Fichter and Celeste Baxendell.
*This story contains a struggling marriage and redemption from emotional cheating arc
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Erin Halbmaier
Programmer. Composer. Author of clean, no-spice fairytale retelling/romance novels.
Erin Halbmaier’s love of a good tale covers multiple genres, but the relationships are always what draw her in. As such, she strives to create complex, compelling characters and put them in tense, dramatic situations as they seek the light in the midst of whatever darkness they may be facing. In essence, her characters have flaws and may kiss, but her fantasy/romance books will never be steamy, have minimal to no swearing, and minimal to no gore.
When not writing books (or reading them), she can be found programming or hanging out with her husband, two children, and two dogs at their home in the country.
The Roumaterra Chronicles
The Roumaterra Chronicles consists of five primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
