Cinderella's Shoes
Release Date: 10/06/15
Entangled Teen
Summary from
Goodreads:
The war may be over,
but Kate Allen’s life is still in upheaval. Not only has she discovered that
Cinderella was real, but now she's been made Keeper of the Wardrobe, her sole
responsibility to protect Cinderella’s magical dresses from the greed of the
evil stepsisters’ modern descendants.
But Cinderella’s
dresses are just the beginning. It turns out that the priceless glass slippers
might actually exist, too, and they could hold the power to reunite lost loved
ones like her father—missing in action since World War II ended. As Kate and
her boyfriend, Johnny, embark on an adventure from New York to Italy and Poland
in search of the mysterious slippers, they will be tested in ways they never
imagined.
Because when you
harness Cinderella's magic, danger and evil are sure to follow...
First book in the series:
Excerpt - Cinderella's Shoes: Chapter Two pgs
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“I don’t mean to be
disrespectful, Kate, but short of finding Cinderella’s missing slippers, I
don’t know how your brother will find anything new. It’s been—”
Kate held up her hand.
“It’s been too long. That’s what everyone keeps saying. But Mom and I can’t
quite believe it. She still won’t look through Dad’s things that the army
returned. She’s still hoping… Wait. Why would you mention the slippers?”
Johnny looked sheepish.
“That’s what those Burgosov men said. I know they were trying to trick you, but
why would they come up with that particular lie? They didn’t seem like the
brightest fellows, so maybe they let the truth slip out.”
Kate leaned back and
stared at the ceiling. That was exactly what she had been thinking. “Did I make
a mistake?”
“You followed your
intuition, and it paid off. They didn’t have the slippers, and they didn’t know
about your dad. Doesn’t mean the shoes aren’t real.”
“I wish I could talk to
them again.”
“The guys in jail? You’re
kidding, right? Why don’t you just ask Princess Kolodenko?”
“I did, but she told me
the shoes were lost to the family. The Burgosovs are the only ones who can
help.”
Johnny gaped at her. “Do
you hear what you’re saying? You want to risk talking to those criminal
brothers to get information on a pair of fairy-tale shoes that don’t belong to
you, and whose owner seems to be satisfied that they’re gone. She’s not even
looking for them, is she?”
Princess Kolodenko didn’t
have the need that Kate did. One of her granddaughters had died in the war, but
they knew what happened to her. There was no mystery for them to solve. No need
to risk anything. Kate raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped said, Yes, it sounds foolish, but I’m going to do
it anyway.
Johnny laughed. “Anyone
hearing us outside this room would think we were loony.”
Kate smiled, and soon
began laughing herself.
Johnny sobered. He leaned
forward and searched Kate’s eyes. “How do you think the shoes will help you
find your dad? Didn’t the prince have to go door to door until he found
Cinderella?”
The last of the laughter
floated out of Kate. “I don’t know. I thought maybe if I wore them, they would
guide me to him.” She cringed. “Silly, right? But the dress is unusual. What if
the shoes are, too? What if they do
find people? I have this crazy connection to a fairy-tale family; I should be
able to use it when I need help.”
SHONNA
SLAYTON is the author of the YA novels Cinderella's Dress, (Summer 2014) and
Cinderella's Shoes (Fall 2015) published by Entangled Teen. She finds
inspiration in reading vintage diaries written by teens, who despite using
different slang, sound a lot like teenagers today. When not writing, Shonna
enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time with her husband and children in
Arizona.
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