The Lost Slipper: Cosette’s Story

The Lost Slipper: Cosette’s Story

Cosette dreams of her life becoming the perfect fairy tale—until her wishes come true. Can her fairy godmère take it back?

If you like fairy tales turned upside down, and lovely young ladies learning to stand up for themselves and for others, then this “Cinderella” and “Diamonds and Toads” reimagining is the book for you.

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About the Book

Every day is the same for Cosette. Get up, clean, make breakfast, and meet her stepmère’s and stepsisters’ every demand.

That is, until an encounter with a fairy of the forest—or is she a witch?—and an invitation to a fête in honor of Monsieur Gautier promises Cosette’s life is about to become the beautiful fairy tale of her dreams.

Or so the story should go.

Except her fairy godmère demands a high price for her help, one Cosette isn’t willing to pay. Her stepsisters are as afraid of their mère as Cosette is. Can she truly leave them to their fate? And the handsome Monsieur Gautier hides a dreadful secret, one she’s desperate to know—if only she can get close enough.

Cosette is faced with a choice: Should she feign ignorance and accept her happily ever after? Or dig deeper to find what may be lurking beneath?

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Series: Beast Hunters
Genre: Fairy Tale Retelling
ASIN: 1943788685
Endorsements
“The Lost Slipper is a retelling of two fairy tales that could have easily been enough to carry the story on their own, but the addition of ‘Diamonds and Toads’ to the Cinderella narrative brilliantly escalates the tension and increases our poor heroine’s suffering. A thrilling, emotional tale for anyone who ever thought, ‘Cinderella had it too easy.’”
– C.O. Bonham, author of Runaway Lyrics
“The Lost Slipper is a short but satisfying read about grace and kindness when beset with cruelty, creatively combining two beloved fairy tales into a new, complex fable.”
– H.L. Burke, award-winning and bestselling author of over twenty eclectic fantasy novels
“As someone who enjoys every Cinderella iteration I’ve ever come across, The Lost Slipper blends my favorite familiar elements of the story with unique twists—such as who the Fairy Godmother really is and the behavior of the stepsisters. With allusions that bring to mind Ever After, Ella Enchanted, and Into the Woods, readers will enjoy how Harper weaves this story and will be left wanting more!”
– Alicia Grumley, poet, Cinderella aficionado, and cohostess of Diversity Is Lit Book Club
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