Elle finally realizes that her heart belongs to Rush, but is it too late? Will she be able to convince him that her feelings are real, or will she lose him forever?

Adele works her quirky magic to show Elle glimpses of her former life in the fairytale world where Cinderella’s charmed life in the castle with Prince Edward hangs by a thread.

Things start to unravel when Rushton is thrown into the dungeon where he awaits his death.

Cinderella must decide if she will follow her heart at the risk of death or if she will succumb to the fabricated happily-ever-after that’s being forced upon her.

The stakes get higher when the Sorceress Griselda turns her loathsome shadow crawlers loose on Elle and her friends in the modern world, unleashing their worst fears.

In a dramatic showdown of light versus darkness, Elle must fight against the clock to find the key that will save them all, and in doing so, must face her most fearsome adversary of all—the girl in the mirror.

Readers who grew up enjoying The Selection and fans of the hit TV show Once Upon a Time will get swept into an enchanting royal world of breathtaking fairy-tale romance where loyalty and love are tested to the limits.