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Cold Hearted-Villains, Book 8

Part of Villains

Hardcover
$18.99 US
5.6"W x 7.2"H x 1.03"D   | 12 oz | 20 per carton
On sale Jul 06, 2021 | 304 Pages | 9781368025287
Age 12 and up | Grade 7 & Up

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • This wicked novel uncovers the origins of one of Disney’s most cold-hearted villains: Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Tremaine.

This was supposed to be her happily ever after...

It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful young girl, reeling from loss. A doting father, frantic to bring a mother’s love back into his daughter’s life. And the selfish, cruel woman who insinuates herself into that family, a woman so unfeeling, so cold hearted, that when her new husband dies, she makes the girl a servant in her own home.

But who is that evil stepmother, that icy lady of the house? How did she become so closed off that, in the face of a child’s grief, she thought only to seek wealth and power for herself and her abhorrent daughters? Before that fateful ball, before the glass slipper and the prince, there was another story, a story of love and grief, of hope and of dreams dashed. It is the story of Lady Tremaine.
Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her New York Times bestselling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother Knows Best, Odd Sisters, Evil Thing, Cold Hearted, Never Never, Fire & Fate, Kill the Beast, and Heartbroken. She is also the author of Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel. View titles by Serena Valentino

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • This wicked novel uncovers the origins of one of Disney’s most cold-hearted villains: Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Tremaine.

This was supposed to be her happily ever after...

It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful young girl, reeling from loss. A doting father, frantic to bring a mother’s love back into his daughter’s life. And the selfish, cruel woman who insinuates herself into that family, a woman so unfeeling, so cold hearted, that when her new husband dies, she makes the girl a servant in her own home.

But who is that evil stepmother, that icy lady of the house? How did she become so closed off that, in the face of a child’s grief, she thought only to seek wealth and power for herself and her abhorrent daughters? Before that fateful ball, before the glass slipper and the prince, there was another story, a story of love and grief, of hope and of dreams dashed. It is the story of Lady Tremaine.

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Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her New York Times bestselling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother Knows Best, Odd Sisters, Evil Thing, Cold Hearted, Never Never, Fire & Fate, Kill the Beast, and Heartbroken. She is also the author of Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel. View titles by Serena Valentino

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