K. Divine
Jade Carter has spent nineteen years surviving the slums of Eldoria through theft, fighting, and sheer stubbornness. But when a stolen pouch of royal gold leads to her arrest, she expects to lose her hand. Instead, King Adrian stops her punishment after discovering that Jade is the exact double of his dead daughter, Princess Aurelia.
Aurelia has been secretly dead for months, and the kingdom cannot know. To protect the throne and a fragile political alliance, Adrian forces Jade to assume his daughter's identity. Torn away from Vivian, the only family she has ever known, Jade enters the palace where wealth cannot protect her from danger.
The Queen sees Jade as a cruel imitation of her daughter, while the court watches for every mistake. As Jade struggles to survive her new identity, Aurelia's diary reveals secrets surrounding her final days, including a life and death the royal family has desperately tried to conceal.
Meanwhile, Prince Lucien becomes increasingly fixated on Jade's resemblance to Aurelia, forcing her closer to a danger she doesn't understand.
With enemies surrounding her and the truth threatening the kingdom, Jade must uncover what happened to Aurelia, and decide whether to escape the crown or claim the power it represents.
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