Urchin King

a unique twist on a fairy-tale king line...reminiscent of The Prince and the Pauper, Katherine Gilraine a wonderfully crafted book, Nadele Jacobs Fun, exciting, and wonderfully fluid reading that my teenagers have already stolen my Kindle from me for, Cecile For fourteen years, street-urchin Paul's miserable existence has kept him safe from an ancient law that sentences all second-born twins to death. When he learns he is the younger twin of the mentally handicapped Crown Prince, he agrees to play the role of the miraculously healed royal heir to save his brother who's in danger of being killed for his disability. Paul struggles to act like a born ruler, but finds that his greatest skill, getting by unnoticed, is now his greatest liability. He knows if he is discovered, he will be executed like all second-born twins. When a sorcerer bent on revenge threatens the kingdom, Paul seems to be the only one who can oppose him. But using his old skills will reveal his true identity, and Paul faces a difficult choice. What does he value more, his life or the security of his family and kingdom?