ONE BELOVED STORY
FIVE EXCITING WRITERS
A COLLECTION TO CHERISH
What happens when Cinderella is so painfully shy that she cannot bear the idea of attending the royal ball? Or when the slipper fits . . . but on the wrong girl? What happens when Cinderella is determined to oust an imposter prince from her rightful throne? Or when she is a cendrillon miner working from a space station orbiting a cthonian planet? What happens when Cinderella, a humble housemaid, is sent with a message for a prisoner trapped in a frightening fairy circus?
Here is Cinderella as you have never met her before, wearing glass slippers and off on unforgettable adventures!
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Painfully shy Arella begs her stepmother to let
her stay home from the prince’s ball. But kindly Duchess Germaine is determined
that her beautiful stepdaughter should be presented at court along with her own
two daughters. So, dressed in a gorgeous gown and a pair of heirloom slippers,
Arella catches the eye of the crown prince . . . and finds her life suddenly
far more complicated than she ever desired.
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About “Broken Glass”
by Emma Clifton
The slipper fits . . . but on the wrong girl! Rosalind
never once danced with Prince Marius at the ball, for she is in love with his
brother Henry. If only Rosalind and Marius would stop bickering long enough to
invent a scheme, perhaps the three of them can find the real mystery lady. But
they must work quickly, for dark deeds are afoot, and the kingdom is poised on
the brink of disaster.
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About “A Cinder’s Tale” by Stephanie Ricker
It’s a dangerous life, yet Elsa wouldn’t trade this opportunity to work at Tremaine Station, mining cendrillon from the seething surface of planet Aschen. Nevertheless, when a famous deep space explorer and his handsome son dock their starcraft at the space station, Elsa finds herself dreaming of far galaxies beyond Aschen's blistering heat. There is no time for dreaming, however, when danger threatens the space station, and Elsa and her fellow miners are tested to the limits of their courage.
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About “The Moon Master’s Ball” by Clara Diane Thompson
And now for the story by this post's featured author:
About “The Windy Side
of Care” by Rachel Heffington
Alisandra is determined to have her rights. She
knows that she is the king’s secretly dispossessed daughter, the true heir to
the throne. Prince Auguste is an imposter, and if she plays her cards right,
Alis will prove it to the world! That is, if charming Auguste doesn’t succeed
in winning her heart before she gets her chance . . .
About
Rachel Heffington
Rachel
Heffington is a Christian, a novelist, and a people-lover. Outside of the realm
of words, Rachel enjoys the Arts, traveling, mucking about in the kitchen,
listening for accents, and making people laugh. She dwells in rural Virginia
with her boisterous family and her black cat, Cricket.
In
February 2014, Rachel released her debut novel, Fly Away Home, and is excited to collaborate on Five Glass Slippers with her fellow
authoresses. She hopes to release her second full-length novel and first
mystery (Anon, Sir, Anon) in autumn
2014. For more on Rachel, her current projects, and writing in general, visit
her on her blog: www.inkpenauthoress.blogspot.com.
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Answer: I would not like to meet Laureldina, the step-mother character, because she is one of those people who never gets angry. By that, I mean she never displays anger, but smiles a sort of venomous smile and pretends to like you while entirely undoing you in the back of her eyes. Her personality works well, if briefly, in The Windy Side of Care because she proves a foil to Alis and I could just sense how awful it'd be to end up having her for a … well goodness. I almost spoiled it.
I had the opportunity to ask Rachel one question about The Windy Side of Care. Here's my question and her answer:
Question: Tell us about a character
in your story who you would NOT want to meet in real life. What is he or
she like, and why does his/her personality work well in the story?
Answer: I would not like to meet Laureldina, the step-mother character, because she is one of those people who never gets angry. By that, I mean she never displays anger, but smiles a sort of venomous smile and pretends to like you while entirely undoing you in the back of her eyes. Her personality works well, if briefly, in The Windy Side of Care because she proves a foil to Alis and I could just sense how awful it'd be to end up having her for a … well goodness. I almost spoiled it.
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Giveaway
Here’s your chance to be Cinderella of the ball!
One lucky winner will receive a paperback copy of Five Glass Slippers, several Cinderella-themed items (including a
bookmark crafted by Belle on a Budget, a journal, and a DVD
copy of the Disney movie), as well as special gifts handpicked by a few of the
collection’s authors (a glass slipper cookie cutter with recipe, freeze-dried
astronaut ice cream, and an Apple Tree Inn cup and saucer). This giveaway is
open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only.
2 comments:
Great question, Annie! Thanks so much for featuring Rachel here today. :)
~Amber
You're welcome! It was my pleasure!
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