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Complete, First published Feb 01, 2020
❝My two daughters require dresses from pure sunshine and moonlight. For myself, nothing less than stardust will do.❞

In a world much unlike our own, the Crown Prince and his Father, the King, organise a ball for all eligible maidens in order to help find him his future Queen. But they aren't looking for bloodline, nor status, nor wealth, no - only the girl with the finest dress will be wed to him. 

❝Extended family may be branded the villains - but sometimes they can be the heroes, too.❞

[ Novella approx 22k words. ONC Prompt #31. Inspired vaguely by Cinderella. All Rights Reserved ]
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