Cinderella's powers will destroy the Kingdom of Fantasia, and the only one who can save the kingdom is her "wicked" stepmother.
Lady Angelique puts her second husband to rest then tries to do right by her step-daughter Eleonore. When Eleonore's mystical abilities put Angelique's own daughters' lives at risk, Angelique makes the difficult decision to lock the girl in the tower to keep the family safe.
But then Eleonore's devil-bird minions unleash her on an unsuspecting royal ball. Angelique must join forces with the king to save Fantasia before Eleonore destroys it.
Of Cinder and Madness also includes the short stories The Cost of Love, The Cost of Grief, and The Cost of Power.