The Cinder Rite
A dark retelling of a tale you thought you knew.

Beneath the ash of fairy tales lies something ancient, hungry, and patient.

In the blighted kingdom of Bellefleur, the legend of Cinderella has been twisted by time. What was once a story of magic and love is in truth a ritual of despair and sacrifice-a pact forged with a god that feeds not on blood, but on hope itself. The "glass slippers" are soul traps. The "Fairy Godmother" is a priestess of ash. And the Prince... is not what he seems.

Ella, a scullery girl steeped in sorrow and servitude, has been marked since birth. As the Blood Moon rises and the ancient Hearth awakens, she is drawn into a ritual far older than the crown. Dressed in the Shroud of Sighs, bound by glyphs etched into her skin, and pursued by a predator in royal guise, she must dance a waltz of annihilation-unless she can find a way to break the cycle.

Atmospheric, cinematic, and emotionally harrowing, The Cinder Rite fuses dark fantasy and cosmic horror into a brutal reimagining of the Cinderella mythos. This is no love story. It's a sacrifice centuries in the making.