It's a familiar story: In spite of the obstacles put in her way by her
wicked stepmother, Ella goes to the ball, sweeps Prince Charming off his
feet, and is chosen to be his bride. Now she's comfortably ensconced in
the palace, awaiting marriage to the man of her dreams. It's happily
ever after time, right?
Wrong! Life for Ella has become an endless round of lessons and
restrictions; even worse, Prince Charming turns out to be more like
Prince Boring. Why can't she talk with him the way she can with Jed, her
earnest young tutor?
Slowly, Ella comes to realize she doesn't want the life she fought so
hard to win. But breaking her engagement proves more difficult -- and
dangerous -- than escaping her stepmother's tyranny.