Heart of the Raven Prince: A Cinderella Retelling – Odette Tessonja (2021)

Raven-shifter Prince Franco is handsome, heir to the Lunar Court throne, and pursued by every ambitious young woman except Ember Montgomery. The half-fae servant girl longs to escape her scheming stepfamily, and after an encounter with the arrogant prince leaves her humiliated and furious, she is convinced he is nothing but a rake. When an opportunity to evade her stepmother arises, Ember agrees to impersonate the prince’s newest love. To prove himself a worthy heir, Franco must marry a princess, but after too many unsatisfying affairs, he has given up on love. With the social season bringing relentless pressure to marry and assume the crown, he enters an alliance with Ember, who is glamoured as his false bride. She must pose as a princess until midnight at the full-moon ball, pretending to court him while resisting her growing feelings. As attraction develops on both sides, their contrived courtship becomes more complicated than either expected. This standalone Cinderella retelling features a slow-burning romance, a false engagement, fae royals, mature situations, and adult language. It is set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy, though it can be read independently and in any order.