Have Patience, A Quick Wit, And A Gentle Heart

Once upon a time, a grand masquerade ball was to be held in a faraway kingdom. It was the coming of age celebration of the youngest prince of Philipeldia, and word quickly spread the extravagance to be expected. There would be live music played by an orchestra of the highest skill, food cooked by the top chefs in the land, and exquisite wine gathered worldwide. And most importantly, a queen or king for the future king of Philipeldia. Eugene Roe has been forced to be a servant in his own home after his parents die. One day, Eugene meets a mysterious man named Babe, "only the nuns called me Edward" Heffron, and quickly falls in love with him, not knowing that this stranger is actually the prince of the kingdom who is the top suitor in the masquerade ball. Eugene sees this as a way for his sister and him to escape his horrible stepfamily and retake his title of a duke back. However, the universe, and Eugene's abusive stepfamily, have always seemed to have it out for him, and Eugene must do what he can to escape his past and take a leap of faith with his fairy-godmother Renee and an idiotically cute prince that he has fallen in love with. As the saying goes- it's always darkest before the dawn.