She wasn’t born with a crown — she built one from pain, grit, and grace.
Meet Rachael — a girl the world forgot before she could even speak. Raised in the shadows of Delhi’s narrow lanes, she grows up dodging despair, family secrets, and the weight of being unwanted. But buried beneath the rubble is a stubborn ember: hope.
What happens when a girl with nothing dares to dream of five-star lobbies and respect?
How does a daughter survive when her home is a battlefield, and love comes with conditions?
Set against the backdrop of urban poverty and deep-rooted patriarchy, Hapless Princess is a hauntingly intimate coming-of-age tale.
What makes this story different? It doesn’t romanticize resilience — it shows its raw cost.
It’s about the fight to break free when the world hands you no escape.
This is not a fairytale.
This is survival, redefined.
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Aakarsha Samuel
Aakarsha Samuel is a hospitality wizard by profession and a hopelessly honest storyteller by heart. Known for her emotional depth, sharp one-liners, and dramatic comebacks, she blends chaos and compassion into everything she creates — including her debut novel, Hapless Princess.
When life knocked her down (more than once), she did what she does best — wrote her way through it. Part fiction, part soul-spill, her book is a love letter to every girl who ever felt too loud, too lost, or too late.
She believes in second chances, strong coffee, and stronger women. And while five-star lobbies are where she works, her favourite place of reflection is among her students — the dreamers, the rebels, the “late bloomers” who remind her of herself.
She lives unapologetically, laughs loudly, and will always root for the underdog — especially the one in the mirror.
