To Secure a Scion (The Annals of Alytha, #1)

When Vale, a young uplander shepherdess, is driven from home by the king's soldiers, she finds herself forced into an unwanted adventure. She soon learns of a rumor matching her description with that of the heiress of the throne, who was believed dead. The jealous king's depravity turns everything Vale left behind to ashes. With no path but forward, she finds motivation in vengeance and joins a rebel faction others have gathered in her name. The king wants her head, Vale wants justice, and ...