Moonlight Desires

A Cinderella Retelling

By: David Tocher

Narrated by: Elizabeth Grulke

Shunned by her stepfamily, nineteen-year-old Aurelia longs for a life she can finally call her own. Everything changes when she visits her mother’s grave and encounters Princess Kipira, an heiress cursed to live in the body of a spider. A prisoner of the dark forests, Kipira bears a malediction that thins the veil between life and death, echoing the trials of ancient fairy tales and Greek myths of bloody metamorphosis and wicked gods.

From her webs arise quiet works of fantasy: a gown, slippers, and a horse-drawn carriage, their threads quickened by moonlight and inhabited by the restless spirits of Hades.

Carried to Duke Andrew’s court festival, where jeweled crowns glint and his son must choose a bride, Aurelia steps into a world that finally sees her worth. Yet the curse gripping Kipira tightens, for she can only be freed through an act of true kindness, and even her best intentions are shadowed by self-interest.

As romance awakens, fate begins to stir.

Aurelia is about to discover that destiny is as fragile as threads of moonlit silk…and they are all woven into MOONLIGHT DESIRES.

With sincere thanks to JaFra Publishing, publisher of the Kindle and paperback editions, for granting permission for this audiobook edition to be released independently.

©2026 David Tocher (P)2026 David Tocher

Amazing

Loved this book, definitely was well thought out and well done. Definitely recommend this book

Great story and narration

I just finished this audiobook and really enjoyed it. The story is well written, the narration is great, and the pacing feels just right. It’s not long enough to drag and not short enough to feel empty.

Great story. Fun listen. Should buy.

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