Maelyn

Is Maelyn a real princess? Or a royal mistake?Maelyn was not born a princess. The king adopted her as a child when a plague killed her parents and half the kingdom. She became the first of nine orphan girls adopted by the king. Born as peasants, raised as princesses, they are often despised by their kingdom. Especially by the snobbish nobility.The king and queen, now dead, have left the princesses to fend for themselves, and the servants have mysteriously abandoned them. Maelyn and her sisters must share the work of running a castle and kingdom. Each one has a special job: Kitchen Princess, Door Princess, Festivity Princess, and others. Maelyn is the Throne Princess, in charge of ruling them all.But not everyone thinks she capable. The High King of Grunwold, who swallows kingdoms like lemon drops, is determined to crush Maelyn and her lowborn sisters. How can Maelyn protect her realm and prove she's truly a real princess when she doesn't always believe it herself?