The Glass Slipper (A Cinderella Snaps Story)

Nichole Hartley, 34, is a domestic violence coordinator who has dedicated her career to helping abuse survivors navigate a system designed to fail them. She knows every loophole, every procedural delay, every way the law protects abusers instead of victims.She's living it in her own.Repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse surface—her stepfather, Mark Sullivan, molested her for years. Now he's finally facing trial, but the case keeps stalling. Continuances. Defense challenges. Procedural delays. Every postponement is legal. By the book.And it's destroying her.At home, her marriage to Jake—a retired military specialist with a black ops past—is strained by his growing concern. The long hours, the emotional intensity, the dark changes transforming the woman he loves.At work, Nichole is drowning in cases just like hers. Women brutalized by partners the system won't touch. Protection orders violated without consequence. Abusers walking free on technicalities. A victim beaten into a coma while the case is marked "closed."The voice starts as a sarcastic, snide teenager. They'll never face justice. You know that. But you could fix it.When Nichole buries another victim—another procedural failure, another abuser walking free—the voice gets louder. And Nichole listens.The first kill is carefully planned, methodically executed. There's no going back.The second gets messy. When she's faced with evidence she doesn't know how to hide, Jake doesn't ask questions. He just helps. His training makes problems disappear. "I'm here for you. No matter what."But attention follows. A detective opens an investigation. Nichole's meticulous, her alibis solid, but the heat is rising.Each kill feels more justified. More righteous. The voice isn't whispering anymore. It's singing.By the final victim in book one, the voice is in control. The plan is simple, clean, controlled.But something goes wrong.Suddenly she's fighting for survival. A struggle. A weapon. Blood everywhere.Some fairytales don't end with happily-ever-after. Some end with blood. Read more