The False Prince

in a faraway land, civil war is brewing. to unify his kingdoms divided people, a nobleman named conner devises a cunning plan to place an impersonator of the kings long-lost son on the throne.
four orphans are forced to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. sage knows conners motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a swords point --- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. as sage moves from a rundown orphanage to conners sumptuous palace, layers upon layers of duplicity and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.