Young assassin Rapunzel is the most powerful absorbent mage alive, so strong she can drain the life of a grown man with a single brush of her finger.

But the power means little when her every move is controlled by her mistress.

For 12 long years, Rapunzel has known nothing beyond a nightmarish life of captivity, murder, and failed escape attempts.

She spends her days locked away in a tower, dreaming of a different life, and her nights in the city, forced to use her terrible power for her mistress’s political ambitions.

Rapunzel knows she’s a monster. She shouldn’t exist. She doesn’t deserve to exist. But her desperate hope for freedom just won’t go away.

Then a mysterious foreigner climbs into her tower seeking refuge. He should be terrified of Rapunzel, but he wants to help set her free. What kind of madman would ever want to help someone like Rapunzel?

And who is Rapunzel, really? A woman, or a killer?

Hidden: Rapunzel’s Story is the second book in the completed Destined series, a series of overlapping fairy tale retellings all set in the same magical world. Each story is self-contained, with its own protagonist and satisfying happily-ever-after, but they also tell an overarching story. Listen to them in order:

1. Fated: Cinderella’s Story
2. Hidden: Rapunzel’s Story
3. Twisted: Belle’s Story (A Beauty and the Beast retelling)
4. Betrayed: Ruby's Story (A Little Red Riding Hood retelling)
5. Hunted: Alba's Story (A Snow White retelling)
6. Cursed: Briar Rose's Story (A Sleeping Beauty retelling)