The Bone Below

Nelka never expected to leave her small farming village in Nidora, committed to a life of acquiescence. But when sickness overtakes her sister, she is desperate to find a cure.
As Nelka travels across the sea to Lecita and scours a market, she is caught and taken to the royal family’s castle. With only one option to save herself, she reveals her real father is Lord Rutkow, a prominent noble in Western Nidora. The King and Queen don’t believe her story and are ready to kill her for her supposed crimes, but Prince Andrius needs the nobility on his side.
Nelka, now trapped as a prisoner awaiting trial, learns the united front of the new commonwealth displayed by the King and Queen is a lie. With each new secret unraveled, Nelka gains leverage.
Will she use it for good, or will she decide she no longer can sit back and watch others make choices for her?