Cinders and Ashes

Ellaina and Ivy, daughters of a travelling merchant, have learned to accept their mother's young death. When their father remarries, they are happy to have a family again. But as their new step mother and step sisters make themselves comfortable, and their father spends more and more time away, the two must learn to navigate through their home that now feels strangely foreign. Nearly crumbling under their step mother's grasp and cruel new nicknames, Ellaina and Ivy anxiously await relief from their horrid lives.

When word circulates that the King is holding an elaborate festival for the Prince and everyone in the kingdom is invited, the maidens are jumping out of their skin. Could this be the day they've been waiting for? The day they reclaim their lives?