The Prince and the Protester

A reimagined fairy tale from award-winning author Alison Tracy

What if Cinderella fought in a revolution against the prince's kingdom?

Twenty-three-year-old stealth fighter Cindy has dedicated her life to the resistance against the State, a totalitarian regime that hoards the world's resources and hunts anyone it deems a threat. But she still carries one piece of light from her past: a youthful romance with Bendran, a State noble. Now, after years apart, Cindy and Bendran find themselves in the same place again-except he's the newly installed Prince of Hyo Bay, and she's fighting to bring his kingdom down.

Cindy yearns for a life with Bendran beyond the conflict. But she can't look away from the State's atrocities, especially its plot to eradicate immigrants from the mysterious, powerful realm of Vesora. The State executed her parents when she was just a baby, and its tyranny won't end on its own. Cindy chooses the revolution, even if it means never being with Bendran.

As the State's colonialist expansion accelerates and its hunt for Vesoran blood intensifies, the resistance fights back with everything it has. Each mission throws Cindy and Bendran back into each other's orbits, and when Cindy poses as a noblewoman to infiltrate one of Bendran's royal balls, their undeniable chemistry threatens to unravel everything.

As their loyalties are tested, Bendran and Cindy must face the truth: Their worlds may be impossible to reconcile. Can they find their way to a fairy-tale ending-and a world at peace-or will their opposing allegiances keep them divided forever?

Start the journey now with The Prince & the Protester, book one of the Once Upon a Revolution series: modern fairy tales with a Shakespearean twist.

Cinderella meets Romeo & Juliet in this adventure-packed fantasy.