Résultats pour "Cinderela" dans Science-Fiction et fantasy

A gorgeous, spellbinding East-Asian inspired fantasy novel about a family curse across generations from the bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes. Perfect for fans of Axie Oh, Sue Lynn Tan, and Samantha Shannon! A bracelet. A curse. And golden fishbones to be returned to the sea...

Enjoy a delightful excursion into the wonderful world of make-believe, where fairy tales and old favorite stories come vividly to life. Narration by expert storytellers, music, exciting sound effects, and dramatic dialogue will inspire children. This classic tale is sure to become a favorite pastime, treating children to a magical fantasy of entertaining enjoyment along with life lessons to which they can relate.

Turns out getting a fairy godmother is great. Getting caught by four feral alpha wolves? That's… complicated. Ella's spent years as an unpaid servant in her own home, but when a royal decree commands every unmated omega to attend the Prince's mating ball, her evil stepmother makes one thing...

In the Grimm Brothers’ version, Cinderella is a kind and pious girl who is cruelly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father remarries. She is forced to do all the housework and is given the demeaning nickname “Aschenputtel” (Ashgirl). Despite the hardship, she remains good and kind, praying at her mother’s grave. Aided by a magical white bird that resides in a tree planted on her mother’s grave, she attends a royal festival, where she captivates the prince.

Sophia lebt in Cinderellas Königreich, zweihundert Jahre nach jener Ballnacht, in der Cinderella ihren Traumprinzen fand. Doch Cinderellas Geschichte dient inzwischen nur noch dazu, die Frauen zu unterdrücken und sie möglichst schnell bei einem großen Festakt im Schloss unter die Haube zu bringen. Wer sich diesem Ritual verweigert, wird getötet, und wer am Ende der Ballnacht noch keinen Mann hat, wird ausgestoßen und verfolgt. Doch Sophia will keinen Mann.

Cinderella meets CEO. Ein modernes Märchen in San Franciscos Nachtleben. Die einundzwanzigjährige Rory Bennett hat einen Plan: schnellstmöglich ihr Studium zu beenden, um endlich ihre Heimatstadt, vor allem aber ihre Stiefmutter und Stiefschwestern, ein für alle Mal hinter sich zu lassen. Als sie Damien Steel begegnet, ist sie deshalb eher genervt von dem reichen Schnösel, dem anscheinend jede Frau zu Füßen liegt. Doch der CEO eines Multimillionen-Dollar-Unternehmens bekommt immer, was er will, und für ihn steht eines fest: Er will dieses Mädchen.

The ball wasn't a dance. It was an auction. And she was sold to the highest bidder.The fairy tale lied. Prince Charming isn't charming—he's a sadist who bought Ella at a wife auction disguised as a royal ball. The glass slipper didn't find her true love. It measured her body's sensitivity and...

Was, wenn die böse Schwester gar nicht so böse ist und nur ein weiteres Opfer der selbstsüchtigen Stiefmutter? Losgelöst von ihrer tyrannischen Mutter bleibt Chantal allein zurück und muss lernen, auf eigenen Beinen zu stehen. Was sie auch hinbekommen würde, wäre da nicht ihr neuer guter Freund Dillon Baker, für den sie Gefühle hegt, die ihr gänzlich unbekannt sind. Überfordert mit ihrem neuen Leben muss sie sich nicht nur mit der Arbeitswelt und dem Studentenleben herumschlagen, sondern auch mit den Annäherungsversuchen Dillons.

"Cinderella" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. A rich man's wife became sick, and when she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, "Dear child, remain pious and good, and then our dear God will always protect you, and I will look down on you from heaven and be near you." With this she closed her eyes and died...

Cinderella is the story of an orphan girl subjected to the tyranny of her evil stepmother and her two stepsisters, who manages to find the strength to wake up and empower herself. A classic revisited that preserves the beauty, magic and characters of the original story. Enjoy this wonderfully produced fairy tale, narrated by professional actors and set with music and sound effects.

Cinna has achieved what she always wanted: power, wealth, and the ultimate status symbol — a crown. In marrying Prince Hans, she should be able to leave her old life as a servant behind. But even though her old family is dead and the only person who could expose her imprisoned, her past won’t leave her alone. Her husband’s throne is threatened and her own position is precarious, so Cinna will have to turn to what she does best — scheming, conning, and killing her way to a secure future.

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske – a queer Gothic fairy tale novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. ‘A spellbinding haunting’ – Lex Croucher, author of Trouble You think you know...

With her in-laws out of the way, Cinna has finally gotten the premiere title: queen. Now all she has to do is keep her husband from discovering the truth about what got him crowned—and she only sees one way to do it. She has to start a war to cover her tracks and eliminate anyone who might reveal the truth. But her old friend Johann is in a new position of authority across the sea, with the Senate's ear and ties to the enemy throne. For once, he’s playing by her rules, and doing it well. Cinna has no idea what’s coming for her.

Once upon a time in the fantastical medieval land of Yule in a kingdom called Yew, Drosselmeyer and Hob were tree spirits by day and could take human form at night. After Clara's father Seth, a good-hearted woodcutter, suddenly dies, Drosselmeyer focuses his one remaining eye on secretly looking after his goddaughter, Clara. She is treated like “Cinderella” by her stepmother Madeline and her eldest daughter Pearl.

For years, Cinna has been forced to serve her wealthy cousins rather than attend society events alongside them. She has waited for the chance to exact revenge. When a ball at the castle is announced, promising to bring many powerful people to town, she seizes the opportunity to strike. She bets her best friend, Johann, a small-time thief and con man, that she can land a greater score the night of the ball than he can. But as their plots unfold, things begin to unravel. By the end of the night, the castle’s on lockdown, a duchess is dead, a mansion has burned to the ground.

A princess desperate to win back the prince who broke her heart follows him to his kingdom's prestigious military academy—and in doing so, falls in love, saves the realm, and continues to look fabulous in this delightful debut fantasy. Domhnall and Clía are an ideal match—or so everyone...

After a stunning makeover, Dr. Zanai James barely recognizes herself. The reserved, no-nonsense therapist even dared to kiss rancher Jayden Lattimore in the middle of the dance floor. Though a mask had hidden her identity, Jayden tracks down his mysterious Cinderella, claiming he can’t forget her. But Zanai isn’t sure about the motives of a dashing man like Jayden, who’s never looked twice at her before. With their meddling families causing all kinds of trouble, will Zanai finally go after what she really wants?

It should have been simple. Go to the ball, meet the prince, and secure his patronage for my favorite charity. But beneath the mask, the brooding beast of a man was not at all who I expected. He was dark and intense and eerily quiet. When I left, I could still feel the ghost of his touch branded into my skin. He haunted my dreams, but I never expected to see him again. Then he came for me.

Born on an abandoned colony barely held together by sealant tape and hope, Aurora Sato is at the very bottom of the social pecking order. Hard work and brains got her into a coveted spot in the quadrant's top university. But her new supervisor is a woman who's not about to let an upstart like Aurora get anything close to a break. And her home colony is dying. Aurora's research project is their last hope, but only if she can complete it in time. One night out is all she'll allow herself. One night to forget her troubles. She never expects to meet a man who dazzles all her senses.

Если мачеха ведьма, жди проблем! Я не успела оглянуться, как очутилась по ее милости в мире оборотней, где меня (обычного человека) приняли за демоницу, способную выполнить чужое желание. И как мне быть, если лисенок, спасший меня от гибели, мечтает о новой маме?