Stealing Glass: A Cinderella Retelling (Tales of Bones and Roses Book 1)

Vanya seeks escape from Tal, the City of the Dead, where she and her sister are burdened by mounting debts to her stepfather. To survive, she turns to theft. Her assignment: steal the glass crown at the crown prince's betrothal ball before midnight. When she is mistaken for the foreign bride, her stepfather and a mysterious woman controlling him see an opportunity. Vanya is offered a bargain—marry the crown prince and all debts disappear. Dimitri, the crown prince, returns from exile to marry a stranger. He accepts because marriage offers him power, the crown, and a chance to execute a revenge he has planned for three years. He does not expect to catch his bride-to-be stealing the crown from the engagement ball. That summer, Tal faces threats beyond the ordinary dead. Rebels plot to overthrow the royals, gathering in darkness. All factions agree on one thing: the royal wedding must occur, even if no one lives to see what comes after. Stealing Glass is the first book in the completed Tales of Bones and Roses duology. It features a slow-burn romance with enemies-to-lovers dynamics, mistaken identity, and political intrigue set in a darkly gothic world. The book won the WishingShelf and Literary Titan Book Awards.