The Nutcracker like you've never read it before... You want to know what I wish? I wish my father remembered who I am when he looks at me. I wish I didn't have to marry Drosselmeyer to save my family's fortune. I wish I could get a choreographer to quit judging me on the size of my tutu and let me dance. The silliest one of all - I wish someone would come to whisk me away from my dumpster fire of a life. But wishes aren't worth any more than the broken nutcracker I got on Christmas Eve. Until the old grandfather clock strikes twelve on Christmas morning when my handsome nutcracker comes to life and says "I'm the captain of the Nutcracker Guard and it's our sworn duty to protect you, Princess."

The Nutcracker continues... but be careful what you wish for. When I was a little girl I wished I was a fairy princess and my handsome prince would come take me away to our castle in a land far, far away. Then the Captain of the Nutcracker Guard showed up and did exactly that. Except I'm not a little girl anymore and I'm falling in love with not one, but four fabled princes, who know exactly how to, uh... use their broadswords and keep me warm at night in this wintery land. Now we're on an adventure to find the seven crowns of the realm and save the land with magic and love. But we're battling the Mouse Queen's army at every turn and while I know it's wrong, I'm developing a connection and a crush on the dark warrior who has me questioning who to trust.