A troubled heart and dark magic. A family that is on the verge of breaking apart… Join Cinderella as she faces her greatest challenge in facing the future and how one choice will mean for her and everyone she loves. Set in 1815, Cinderella refuses to help in defeating Napoleon and his army. Broken in spirit and exhausted from her journeys, she heads home, unwilling to let go of the dark magic that she covets. Despite Jeremiah leaving their marriage because of her unwillingness to give up the dark magic, Cinderella walls herself off from her pain and retreats back to America. But before Cinderella can shut herself off from the world, she is visited by a stranger who offers to guide her through her depression and dark time. With a spark of hope within her grasp, Cinderella embraces the chance to go back in time and set right the past. Once Cinderella changes the past, the ripples of her decision affect not just those she loves, but the wider world. As Jeremiah takes refuge with a coven of witches in Mont-Saint-Michel, he comes face to face with the real-world consequences of Cinderella's choice to reforge the past. Caught between the past and a devastatingly bleak future, Cinderella and Jeremiah must join forces to face their destiny, no matter the cost. With so little time left before all is lost, can Cinderella face her own inner darkness and find a path forward to overcome the darkness that eats away at her? Conviction is the page-turning fifth novel in the Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries, a series of fantasy adventures. If you like strong-willed heroines, magic twists, and a more realistic look at Cinderella's struggles after marrying the prince, then you'll love Ron Vitale's engaging sequel to the classic fairy tale.