02044cam a2200361 i 4500 890697006 TxGeo 20230706120000.0 230516s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023013354 9780593358054 hbk. 0593358058 hbk. (OCoLC)1345220865 TxGeo rda Soria, Destiny, author. Thief liar lady : a novel / D.L. Soria. First edition. New York, NY : Del Rey, [2023] 400 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "I'm not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of the prince did not happen--as the rumors insisted--in a magical metamorphosis of pumpkins and glass slippers. On the first evening of the ball, I didn't meekly help my "evil" stepmother and stepsisters primp and preen or watch forlornly out the window as their carriage rolled off toward the palace. I had other preparations to make. My stepsisters and I had been trained for this--to be the cleverest in the room, to be quick with our hands and quicker with our lies. We were taught how to get everything we wanted in this world, everything men always kept for themselves: power, wealth, and prestige. And with a touchingly tragic past and the help of some highly illegal spells, I would become a princess, secure our fortunes, and we would all live happily ever after."-- Publisher marketing. 20230718. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Cinderella (Tale) Fiction. Magic Fiction. Courts and courtiers Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Fiction. Romance fiction. Fantasy fiction. QS5