The Shattered Glass Shoe

Penelope Marks was a young, teenage girl living under the wrath of her step-mother, Mary. Bound by chores and work, she had no social life. The only things to keep her going were her books, art and fantasies. Being close to her eighteenth birthday, she had one goal: finish high school and get out of that house. With no Prince Charming to rescue her, she had no choice but to work hard to save herself. That was, until Derek Filmore came into the picture. A boy born to wealth and heir to his family's estate, one day Derek took notice of Penelope. Having no clue that he was lurking in the shadows, watching her, Penelope continued to work towards her goal of getting out of that house. Then, on that one fateful day, it happened... Suddenly finding herself free from Mary, Penelope now comes face to face with the real world. As she works through overcoming her traumas, she finds that life is not as easy as she thought it would be on the other side. Now, she is broken and scared with no idea on how to move on. With Derek by her side, she knows she is brave enough to face the challenge. Theres just one problem: Derek is also overburdoned with taking over the family's company and can't give Penelope all the attention she needs. Did Penelope find her Prince Charming after all? Or did her fantasy of finding her happily ever after have more flaws than she realized?