Cinder Ella

Ella knows who she is, even when the people who control her home refuse to recognize her. After her father’s death, her stepmother insists on treating her as a son and uses Ella’s need for shelter to enforce that denial. The chance to attend a royal ball offers a brief opening into another life. There, Princess Lizabetta sees her differently, and their encounter gives Ella something more powerful than a beautiful evening to remember. But recognition does not make the obstacles disappear. This fairy-tale romance follows a Black trans heroine seeking safety, dignity and love in a world that has tried to decide all three for her.