Cinders and Song

A Warm, Musical Cinderella Romance

A shy tavern singer. A gentle composer in hiding. A seaside town where lanterns carry wishes.
A Cinderella retelling full of music, warmth, and slow-blooming love.

Ella Maren sings for late-night crowds at the Lanternlight Tavern, her voice soft as candle glow and steady as the tide. She dreams of writing her own songs, but home pressures and quiet fears have kept her hidden behind familiar routines.

Rowan Hale returns to Harborview in search of peace. Once pushed to match his famous father’s talent, he now keeps his melodies tucked away in notebooks, hoping no one asks him to perform again.

A spilled basket of apples brings Ella and Rowan together in the flower market. Their shy, gentle connection soon grows into songwriting sessions by the sea, shared glances under lanternlight, and a friendship that feels like something more.

As the Lantern Festival approaches, Ella and Rowan create a song that captures the town’s heart. But rising opportunities and old doubts threaten their growing bond. Ella fears Rowan will leave Harborview behind. Rowan fears Ella will outgrow him. Together they must find the courage to choose each other and the future they both deserve.

Set in a warm seaside town filled with candlelight, soft laughter, and gentle hope, Cinders and Song is a cozy Cinderella retelling for readers who love clean romance, found family, emotional healing, and happily ever afters that feel like a warm cup of tea.