The Hothouse Princesses (Seed, Sprout and Bloom)

Surely it's the dream of every little girl to discover that she's really a princess... Princess Mathilde Caroline, the fifth daughter of the king and queen of Ancaris, kidnapped as an infant and missing for twelve years. Heather, a ragged little peasant girl scraping out a living in the forest with the rest of her poverty-stricken family. They just so happen to be the same person. Newly found and dragged back into royalty, Heather is bewildered by court life; her father ignores her, his mistresses loathe her, the courtiers laugh at her and her mother is only spoken of in terrified whispers,despite being dead for as long as Heather has been missing. At least there's one friendly face; Bluebell, a fairy companion tasked with grooming her to be the best princess she can be. And six months of every year are to be spent in the Glass Palace, a 'school' strictly for princesses to achieve floral-themed ranks based on their excellence. The pressure to succeed is high, and as Heather somehow manages to score ranks above her more experienced classmates, Bluebell's secretive nature seems more and more suspicious. Why is the fairy so invested in Heather's success? What happens to those girls that don't rise to the top? Why do some of the books in the library contain hidden messages? And what exactly did Heather's mother, the former Queen Mathilde Caroline, do to make everyone so afraid of her?

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