Kindle Edition Amazon Category:  Fantasy ISBN-10:  1546775293 Type: Fiction Pages: 166 Copyright: May 18, 2017 ISBN-13: 9781546775294 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Not the Fairy Tale you read as a child. Two princes … Only one is the true heir to the throne. Dark secrets hide within the Izadel kingdom, but one girl is about to bring those secrets to light. Once upon a time a girl lost a glass slipper, married the prince and lived happily ever after… right? Wrong. Feisty, beautiful and certainly no pushover, Cinderella and her stepmother are at war. She’s long since rid herself of her stepsisters and has finally thrown out her evil stepparent. However, her troubles are only just beginning when she unwittingly assaults the prince … both of them. They both have fallen for her, but only one holds the key to unlock her heart. Find out what happens in this epic version of the Cinderella story you know and love. Get ready to fall in love with The Cinderella Plan, an epic romantic fairy tale with a twist.   Excerpt Chapter 1 A screech echoed through the dense forest, followed by a howl high in the trees. Footsteps crunched the dry underbrush. Long red robe swept the forest floor preceded by high black pointy boots. Tiny animals scurried away in fear of being trampled. Golden sunlight streamed through branches. Sunbeams fell carelessly on the dry foliage, resulting in a multitude of colors. Isolde journeyed through the forest, her feet smashing the tiny colorful flowers peaking up through the thick undergrowth. Her hatred was like bitter gall, rising to her throat. Of one thing she was certain, when her revenge was complete, the taste would be sweet. Her purposeful strides were stiff and jerky as she hurried along the unbeaten path. With each step, she imagined trampling her enemy. A squeal came from beneath the leaves as her boot pressed down on a small animal. She stopped and pressed harder, feeling the tiny animal thrash beneath her heel. Clenching her jaw, she continued applying pressure until the sound was no more. “Bastmotehrdamnblubery,” she mumbled incoherently, spittle flying from her lips as she continued her journey. A deep guttural sound brought her to a standstill. Listening keenly, she pricked her ears to detect what animal made the sound. There were coyotes, wolves and many other wild beasts in the Black Thorn Forest. That was why many feared venturing in. Not Isolde. She was on a mission and nothing would get in her way. Continuing on the path, she erased the sound from her mind. It could be any one of a number of animals making that noise. In addition, she was the great Baroness Isolde. She feared nothing or no one… except for that pesky wench, Cinderella. The name alone brought an unpleasant taste to her tongue. Cinderella’s face flashed before her, startling her. Stumbling on a dry log, Isolde found herself hurtling forward, landing face down in a pile of dark, mushy matter. At first, she though it to be mud, but upon sniffing, the stench of the murky glob sent her gagging. “Blah,” she spat, wiping the shit from her face. Stomping, she cried out, “Why!” Cleaning her face with some green bush she pulled from the side, Isolde noted that the dung was not human, nor did it seem like a dog’s. It was huge. “Couldst it be a bear?” she asked herself. The sound she heard a few minutes ago would certainly be that of a bear. Bears did not frequent these parts, but if it was a bear, she knew exactly how she would get back at that annoying wench Cinderella. Her mind flashed back to three days ago before she started her journey.

If you like modern retellings of old fairy tales
This review is based on reading an advanced reader's copy. The story was surprising and had many plot twists that were unexpected. If you like modern retellings of old fairy tales, you will love this!

Nothing Like Disney's Version ... You'll Like It!
I was lucky enough to be chosen to be an advance reader of this book. It wasn't the type of book I would normally read nor a genre that I commonly visit. Still, I volunteered. I'm glad I did.

This reminded me of a twisted fairy tale that one can only imagine in fantasy land. Cinderella isn't the Disney version, by any means. She's somewhat vengeful and isn't beyond getting herself worked up over close contact with members of the opposite sex. She's living in a land of harsh rule and violent sentences for wrongdoing, regardless of the degree of crime.

Now, this probably should be a five star review, and the author may never ask me to be an advance reader again. But, I'm giving it four stars. I admire her efforts in writing it in the made up language of land in which it's set, but I thought that it got in the way at times. I haven't seen the finished product, but I know she said she was going to work hard to fix that. I may have to eat my words and rating and amend it up to five stars after reading the revised version.

The end of this book did its job in setting up a cliffhanger setting for the Book 2 of the series. Yes, even though it's not my type, I'll make sure to read the second book, simply to keep from lying in bed wondering what happened. I think you'll enjoy this one, even if you're like me, and not a fan of the genre. It's a different type of book for a reader that's open to new concepts and ideas. Give it a shot!