A Charming Dance - A Cinderella Short StoryPrequel to A Charming Hope
Amidst the pressure of selecting a new queen, King Algar finds hope in a chance encounter with a mysterious woman.
Melinda Marshall attends the ball, defying her stepfather, to secure a deal to save her family's horses. However, an accidental collision with the king leads to an unexpected connection.
But when Algar seeks to court her, Melinda flees, leaving only a horseshoe behind. Now, Algar must follow his heart and find Melinda, hoping she'll take a leap of faith to accept his hand.
See more of Algar and Melinda and discover Devon’s story in A Charming Hope.
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Ashley Evercott
Ashley Evercott was born and raised where it’s mostly sunny all the time and there’s always traffic on the 91. From a young age, she has dreamed of far-off worlds and star-crossed lovers. She is proud to pen these stories to life and combine fantasy and tension-filled, clean romance. When she is not writing, she is consuming as many books as she can and daydreaming at home with her cat and supportive husband.
Hope Ever After
A collection of twenty hopeful and uplifting fairytale retellings. Each book is written by a different author, so they can be enjoyed in any order. The proceeds from this series will be donated to the O.U.R. (Operation Underground Rescue) to rescue children from exploitation and trafficking.
Hope Ever After consists of twenty primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
This was a really enjoyable Retelling of Cinderella with great world building and some interesting twists. It is a short story so was a fairly quick read and I really enjoyed it. This is also the prequel for A Charming Hope were Prince Devon gets his story told.
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