Cinders Like Glass

Thank you to Clarissa Kae and Storygram Tours for sending me a review copy of Cinders Like Glass (which comes out on August 15). We’ve also teamed up to give away a copy over on Instagram, so check that out.

This is the second book in the author’s Victorian Retellings series. The first book, A Dark Beauty, is a victorian twist on Beauty and the Beast. Of course, this book is inspired by Cinderella.

Check out the synopsis below, if you enjoy Victorian-era stories and love a good fairytale you’ll definitely want to grab a copy for yourself.

Synopsis:

Grieving her father's sudden death, Lady Ada Whitworth's childhood stutter resurfaces. She seeks solace in her charcoal sketches secretly published in London's Thames & Times newspaper

Her brother's sharp tongue and quick temper shame Lady Ada into complete silence but not before she overhears his traitorous plot to kill the queen at the upcoming International Ball.

Mute and heartbroken, Lady Ada's private pain is mistaken for arrogance, earning the ire of society. The Duke of Girard is tasked with sniffing out the elusive French spy called Tailor while an anonymous artist pokes fun at the duke's failed pursuit, taunting him every step of the way.

With the upcoming International Ball just weeks away, the Duke will stop at nothing to bring stability back to his beloved Britain—including finding the artist behind the sketches.

When Lady Ada's accused brother disappears, she becomes the target of the Duke's wrath, assuming her silence is from guilt, not grief. To loosen her tongue, the Duke demands Lady Ada be interrogated at his estate, a home hidden in the wild Welsh countryside.

She sweeps the chimney, launders her clothes and helps the cook—she will do anything but speak to the Duke. Lady Ada's quiet service softens the Duke, his mind often turning to thoughts of her. But can he earn Lady Ada's trust in time to save the queen?