The King's Maid

Medieval Cinderella Retelling

By: Amy Horikami

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

*Newly Revised Edition 2025

Clara is running away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself at the castle and washing walls as a maid. With an unexpected turn and a bump into the King, one of the most handsome men she has ever beheld, she ends up being employed as Princess Ellen's handmaiden, which only makes it harder to stay away from His Majesty and the feelings that are growing between them.

After all, a maid is not fit for a King.

This dual POV story is the final chapter from The Scarred King where both couples finally get their Happily Ever After.

ENJOY!

*This is a clean romance. No explicit scenes or language.

Enjoyable short story

It was an engaging short story. I enjoyed it and and it was nice to see some creative characters with disabilities. Fairly typical romance with misunderstandings and secrets. Two POVs (back and forth) for most of the book.

The virtual voice narration was mostly good. A few inconsistent word/name pronunciations. Overall it was a pleasant listening experience.

Sweet Story

The story is so sweet. But the voice omg ! Horrible. If you can get past the performance!

Wish it was longer

I enjoyed this book. I actually could have used a lot more details. It was nice for a short read. The voice was much. Better than I was expecting!

AI narration

I liked that this was a clean story. Short and sweet. This is the first book I've listened to read by AI. Computers are reading better all the time, but can't replace intelligent readers. One name was pronounced differently several times and inflections of emotions were frequently off or missing entirely. The voice to was great. It sounded human except for all the mistakes in pronunciation and expression.

Computerized voice kills the story

This is a cute children book but it was ruined a computer voice. Pay for some actors to do it right.