What happens to Prince Charming and Cinderella twenty years into their marriage? Is their marriage still filled with love, or did the passage of time and the stresses of life erode what was once beautiful? If life did erase the beauty of their love, can they ever find their way back? Scruggs and Samantha: How a Shelter Dog and Kitten Saved Cinderella’s Marriage, is a literary non-fiction memoir that sets out to answer this question in the telling of the story of a modern day Cinderella and her prince. Mary de la Pena is the modern-day Cinderella, married to her Prince Charming, her law partner/husband. Twenty years into their marriage and high-powered criminal defense law partnership, Mary suffers a period of emotional and professional losses, while her prince descends into a hell of physical infirmity. It is only when she adopts a shelter dog and kitten in an attempt to salvage her shattered soul that she rediscovers God’s angels, and a way back to the love she once had for her prince. Scruggs and Samantha is not only a touching story of a special golden dog and precious black kitten it is also a relationship guide for contemporary marriages as well as a story about life, love, loss, and redemption. Most of all, the book is a testament to the power of prayer, faith in God and His angels, and the healing power of love.