The King And I Novel

A village girl named Dawn takes her usual evening walk into the forest, where she encounters warriors from a foreign kingdom. These strangers discover her resemblance to their recently deceased princess, who has taken her own life, and coerce Dawn into assuming the dead woman's identity. Left with no alternative, she accompanies them to the royal castle. Upon arrival, Dawn finds herself trapped in a hostile environment, facing constant torment from the King's two existing wives who are determined to make her suffer. As she navigates this dangerous new world, Dawn learns the grim truth about the princess whose place she has taken: the young woman had been forced into marriage with the kingdom's fearsome and brutal King, a fate that ultimately drove her to suicide. Now Dawn must survive in the dead princess's shoes, facing the same tyrannical ruler and his vengeful queens.