The Downfall by V. K. Dorner is the first book in the edgy series Twisted Tales, where fairy tale endings are just the beginning Stuck on a muddy road in the middle of nowhere, pelted by freezing rain, Gothel believed she had hit bottom. But as a carriage approached, it seemed like her luck had changed. A jilted princess told her a story of a vain prince looking for a bride and of a ridiculous "princess test" he had developed to determine who was worthy of marriage. Gothel learned that a bed stacked high with mattresses and a single pea held the key to a very rich, very powerful future. Little did she know that her ascension would be only the start of the downfall.