{"product_id":"court-of-swans-by-melanie-dickerson","title":"Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of  Dericott Tales\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is wealth and power, there’s always someone willing to do anything to take it. When Delia's father dies, her stepmother accuses her seven brothers of treasonous crimes. Seeking to free them from Richard II's grasp, Delia's only ally is Sir Geoffrey, the man who arrested them. Can she trust him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngland, 1381:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Delia’s idyllic life as daughter of an earl is shattered when her father dies and his wife accuses Delia’s seven brothers of treason and murder. The youngest is only ten years old, but this doesn’t stop the guards from hauling them off to the Tower of London. There they await a grim fate, as child-king Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia is their only hope for pardon and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir Geoffrey did not expect his first assignment as captain of the guard to be the arrest of boys so young. He dutifully imprisons the brothers, but he can’t ignore the feeling, rooted in personal experience, that injustice and treachery are at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermined to rescue her brothers, Delia secures a position as a seamstress for the queen. Her quest is all but impossible as the executions continue. Sir Geoffrey offers to be her ally, but should she trust him in a court where everyone has an agenda?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a tender retelling of “The Wild Swans,” where the virtues of loyalty and love face a harrowing showdown with power and fear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelia's stomach felt sick as she watched her father marry Parnella. The lady who would be the new Lady Dericott was much closer to Delia's age of fifteen than to her father's. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46660889542882,"sku":null,"price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/FairyTaleCourtofSwans-Dickerson.png?v=1751592214","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/court-of-swans-by-melanie-dickerson","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}