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A Charming Dance - A Cinderella Short Story

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A Charming Dance - A Cinderella Short Story

Prequel to A Charming Hope

Ashley Evercott

10 / 10
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2024

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About the Book

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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Chelsea K10 / 10

“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.  I received a free copy of this book via the authors newsletter and am voluntarily leaving a…”

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#1An Ambitious Hope: A Red Riding Hood Retelling #2A Gentle Hope #3A Silent Hope #4A Fairest Hope #5A Crowned Hope #6A Golden Hope #7A Beautiful Hope #8A Renewed Hope #9A Charming Dance - A Cinderella Short Story #9.1A Charming Hope: A Frog Prince Retelling #11A Cascading Hope #12A Midnight Hope #13A Faithful Hope #14A Gracious Hope #15A Wishful Hope: An Aladdin Retelling #16A Healing Hope #17A Wingless Hope #18A Secret Hope #19A Frigid Hope #20A Last 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…

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