The Gift and The Crown
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Last published Tue, Sep 23, 2025
The Gift and the Crown follows Princess Serenya, a queen-to-be burdened by duty, who is given a chained servant boy as part of her inheritance. Unlike any gift before, he refuses to bow, speak, or break under the weight of the court's expectations. His silence stirs doubt in Serenya's heart about the crown she is destined to wear, pulling her into a dangerous struggle between power and conscience, where one boy's defiance could change the fate of a kingdom.
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