ForfansofShannonHaleandGailCarsonLevine,comesanenchantingfairytaleretellingoftheJapaneseCinderella,setinthemagicalworldofEvaEvergreen,Semi-MagicalWitch.Onceuponatime,Allianabelievedindreamsandfairytalesassweetasspun-sugarclouds.Allianawishedonshootingstars,surethatsomedaysheandhergrandmotherwouldbeabletotraveltothecapitalcitytoseethequeen.Thenhergrandmotherpassedaway--andthosedreamsdisappearedinadisenchantedpuff.NowAlliana’sforcedtoattendtothewhimsofherwickedstepmother--withlongdaysofcleaningherstepfamily’sinnasherskinburnsraworstayingupuntilthecrackofdawntoembroiderherstepsister’sballgowns.Untilshemeetstwobeingswhochangeherlifeforever--thefirstisayoungnightdragonwhoAllianadiscoversshecanmagicallytalkto.AndthesecondisNela,ayoungwitch.NelaneedsAlliana’shelpnavigatingthemysteriousabyss,filledwithdangerousbeasts,aplaceAllianaknowsbyheart.AllianaseesNela’srequestasachancetobreakfreeofherstepmother’sshadowandtoseizeachanceatalifeshe’sbarelydaredtohopefor--butthere’sarisk.Ifcaught,Allianawillbestuckworkingforherstepmotherfortherestofherlife.CanAllianatrulymakewispsofdreamsintoherown,better-than-a-fairy-talehappilyeverafter?InspiredbytheJapaneseCinderellastoryandsetinthesameworldastheEvaEvergreenseries,thisstorycanbereadasastandalone.
