Blurb

Told in a way as never before, Once Upon a Time Stories is the retelling of two beloved classic fairy tales—Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. In persecuted Roselyn: three sisters and their merchant father have recently come upon hard times and have moved to the country to seek other lodging. They are directed to an uninhabited manor or so they think…Just who is the mysterious “beast” that lives there and his silent companion? Will the “curse” of the Masonic revolution ever be lifted from the land?

Meanwhile, in neighboring Graceland: many scheming mothers are hoping that their daughter will be chosen to wed the Prince. Rumor has it that he is in disguise searching for a bride. Will he find her? And will he be able to save his kingdom from being taken over by the Masonic Revolutionaries who wish to conquer Graceland as well?

Written from a Catholic perspective, the two plots are woven together until a happy ever after ending is reached—complete with glass slipper and a beast transformed! (The first volume of the Catholic Once Upon a Time Series, originally published June 3, 2014.)

Suitable for both boys and girls of practically all ages (parents should determine whether their child is at a proper age), this wholesome and enjoyable book features clean humor, holy romance, exciting action, and some mild violence in the trials and sufferings undergone by the characters. Rated Mild+ for violence only; any violence depicted is never gratuitous or overly graphic, and no worse than that which was endured by the early Christian martyrs.