Description
- a modern cinderella with a twist set in modern-day venice, california "when the clock strikes twelve, i'll know if dreams really do come true, or if they're just foolish wishes dreamt up by the heart." ashton schreave- all ashton's been doing lately is trying to get through the day and please his abusive stepfamily, who's bestowed every task upon him. when the whole school- including himself, receives an invitation from castle preparatory school royalty- the chens, he doesn't think too much about it until he meets a stranger in the school's restroom. the problem is, his stepfamily is determined to make sure he doesn't set a foot near charlotte chen, no matter what they have to do in order to make sure it doesn't happen. for the first time he's willing to crack the glass of his obedient shell and find his own happily ever after. chandler chen- the last thing chandler wants to do right now is to have a birthday masquerade for him and his twin sister, where his father expects him to find a girlfriend. the thought of coming out to his strict father makes chandler consider being closeted forever- until he meets he meets the masked boy. he realises that for the boy who transformed his birthday, he's willing to do anything for a chance at happily ever after. "all he left behind was memories of our soft kisses, the breaths of beautiful words, and a single glass shoe."
chapter one
