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Moonstruck
What if Cinderella was a boy?
New Orleans. The city of fun, laughter, and magic. The perfect setting for a masquerade ball.
Ashton longs to go, but his cruel stepfather and stepbrothers refuse. While they long to make an impression on the princess of a nearby island kingdom, Ashton just wants to see Angie, a girl he’s bumped literally into on the streets of the Big Easy.
With the help of a magical talking bird, Ashton just might be able to have all of his wishes and dreams come true.
Until Angie is kidnapped. Her people are cursed, and Ashton is willing to risk everything to save her. Without her, he has nothing.
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Moonstruck is a fairy-tale retelling mixed with a dash of action and folklore and, of course, romance. This young adult fantasy is sure to delight. Moonstruck is a standalone novel. It is the fourth book in the shared author series Twisted Fairy Tales.
New Orleans. The city of fun, laughter, and magic. The perfect setting for a masquerade ball.
Ashton longs to go, but his cruel stepfather and stepbrothers refuse. While they long to make an impression on the princess of a nearby island kingdom, Ashton just wants to see Angie, a girl he’s bumped literally into on the streets of the Big Easy.
With the help of a magical talking bird, Ashton just might be able to have all of his wishes and dreams come true.
Until Angie is kidnapped. Her people are cursed, and Ashton is willing to risk everything to save her. Without her, he has nothing.
**
Moonstruck is a fairy-tale retelling mixed with a dash of action and folklore and, of course, romance. This young adult fantasy is sure to delight. Moonstruck is a standalone novel. It is the fourth book in the shared author series Twisted Fairy Tales.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2019
About the author
Nicole Zoltack
340 books1,150 followersNicole Zoltack is a USA Today bestselling author who loves to write romances. Of course. She did marry her first kiss, after all!
When she’s not writing about knights, superheroes, or witches, she enjoys spending time with her loving husband, three energetic young boys, and precious baby girl. She enjoys riding horses (pretending they’re unicorns, of course!) and going to the PA Renaissance Faire dressed in garb. She’ll also read anything she can get her hands on. Her current favorite TV shows are The Walking Dead and Stranger Things.
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When she’s not writing about knights, superheroes, or witches, she enjoys spending time with her loving husband, three energetic young boys, and precious baby girl. She enjoys riding horses (pretending they’re unicorns, of course!) and going to the PA Renaissance Faire dressed in garb. She’ll also read anything she can get her hands on. Her current favorite TV shows are The Walking Dead and Stranger Things.
Everyone who signs up for her newsletter receives a free book, so sign up now! http://www.subscribepage.com/m0k3l8
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September 3, 2019
A clever twist on a much-told tale
I liked this exploration of the idea of Cinderella as a boy named Ashton, set in today’s world rather than a Regency era. Some of the modern touches were pretty clever. Unlike an awful, tripe filled story I read recently (still grimacing), the romance / relationship was believable and developed. Ashton - nice name choice - is a genuinely good guy. He’s not annoyingly nice, like some Cinderella iterations. His dad died in an accident. His mother remarries (after getting Ashton’s okay) and later tragically dies of cancer. The stepfather and brothers are evil, more vile and sadistic than the women in the traditional tale, if you can believe that. I was a little surprised that no one noticed what was happening, but it wasn’t so glaring that it took me out of the story. Being in NOLA, there’s some magic involved, including a talking bird, who serves as the fairy godmother. Mix in a voodoo curse and a rougarou (who tragically eats! the bird) and you’ve got an entertaining story. There’s a HEA, with a marriage coming much later, since both of them are just 16. The ending could have been more developed but I left pretty satisfied anyway.
I liked this exploration of the idea of Cinderella as a boy named Ashton, set in today’s world rather than a Regency era. Some of the modern touches were pretty clever. Unlike an awful, tripe filled story I read recently (still grimacing), the romance / relationship was believable and developed. Ashton - nice name choice - is a genuinely good guy. He’s not annoyingly nice, like some Cinderella iterations. His dad died in an accident. His mother remarries (after getting Ashton’s okay) and later tragically dies of cancer. The stepfather and brothers are evil, more vile and sadistic than the women in the traditional tale, if you can believe that. I was a little surprised that no one noticed what was happening, but it wasn’t so glaring that it took me out of the story. Being in NOLA, there’s some magic involved, including a talking bird, who serves as the fairy godmother. Mix in a voodoo curse and a rougarou (who tragically eats! the bird) and you’ve got an entertaining story. There’s a HEA, with a marriage coming much later, since both of them are just 16. The ending could have been more developed but I left pretty satisfied anyway.
August 15, 2019
I have really love this reverse version of the classic fairytales Cinderalla set in a modern New-Orleans.
Ashton is force to do every chores his cruel stepfather and stepbrothers ask him to do. The three of them want to make a good impression to the princess of the nearby island kingdom but all Ashton wishes to do is to see Angie, a girl he bump into while doing one of the errants for his stepfather.
But the people of Angie are cursed, and when this one is kidnapped, Ashton will do anything to save her. With the help of a magic talking bird.
Ashton is force to do every chores his cruel stepfather and stepbrothers ask him to do. The three of them want to make a good impression to the princess of the nearby island kingdom but all Ashton wishes to do is to see Angie, a girl he bump into while doing one of the errants for his stepfather.
But the people of Angie are cursed, and when this one is kidnapped, Ashton will do anything to save her. With the help of a magic talking bird.
August 8, 2019
Different Twists
This s a very different Cinderella type take in that the Cinderella figure is a sixteen year old boy and it's set in a modern day New Orleans. The magic fits the aura of NOLA, and the ending let's the reader imagine what could come next.
This s a very different Cinderella type take in that the Cinderella figure is a sixteen year old boy and it's set in a modern day New Orleans. The magic fits the aura of NOLA, and the ending let's the reader imagine what could come next.
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