A Princess's Duty
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Stubborn and loyal Princess Kathryn of Maelden is the heir to the largest and most influential kingdom on the continent. Kathryn will do anything to ensure the well being of the kingdom that's fate will someday rest on her shoulders. From the age of fourteen, Kathryn knows she will have to make many sacrifices for her kingdom. Ruling over the people means it is her duty to do what's best for Maelden.
When Kathryn is abducted the night before her wedding, her parents, the King and Queen, along with the people of Maelden, believe that their princess has abandoned them. The five neighboring kingdoms demand that if the princess does not return within one moon, on Kathryn's eighteenth birthday, her betrothed will be named the undisputed heir to the throne of Maelden, or there will be war.
Who has kidnapped the heir of Maelden? Will she escape? Will Princess Kathryn return to her duties when she finds a reason and a way to be free? Which of the six kingdoms wants war?
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