Alone at last. Princess Ellia, as Cinderella is now known, has finished her duties for the day, her husband is away and her children are with their tutor. With a glass of wine and tray of sweetmeats, she settles in for a pleasant afternoon of reading and napping. But her rest is disturbed, and she is drawn to the neglected castle library and a book with a scarlet cover. For one brief moment, a curse is lifted as the princess chooses a story and releases an enchantress from her lonely prison inside the pages of a dusty tome. But the sorceress, Leonore is not interested in escape or evil deeds. She wants the princess. This spicy tale of two lovers destined to meet only once sizzles with eternal longing, fiery passion and all-consuming lust.