{"product_id":"the-beautiful-pretender-by-melanie-dickerson","title":"The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Thornbeck Medieval Fairy Tales\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter inheriting his title from his brother, the margrave has two weeks to find a noble bride. What will happen when he learns he has fallen for a lovely servant girl in disguise?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Margrave of Thornbeck has to find a bride, fast. He invites ten noble born ladies who meet the king’s approval to be his guests at Thornbeck Castle for two weeks, a time to test these ladies and reveal their true character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvelina has only two instructions: keep her true identity a secret and make sure the margrave doesn’t select her as his bride. Since the latter seems unlikely, she concentrates on not getting caught. No one must know she is merely a maidservant, sent by the Earl of Plimmwald to stand in for his daughter, Dorothea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite Avelina’s best attempts at diverting attention from herself, the margrave has taken notice. And try as she might, she can’t deny her own growing feelings. But something else is afoot in the castle. Something sinister that could have far worse—far deadlier—consequences\u003c\/span\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\u003eReinhart Stolten, Margrave of Thornbeck, spotted the pack of wolves devouring their fresh kill at the bottom of the ravine. He nudged his horse in their direction as he let go of the reins and readied his bow and arrow. He was still too far away for a good shot, but he urged him closer, until his horse brought him into range of the bloodthirsty killers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReinhart took aim and let the arrow fly, striking one of the wolves in the neck. It let out a shriek, causing the other animals to look up. Two of them kept their teeth in their meal even as they snarled and serached for the source of the danger. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReinhart quickly nocked another arrow and shot, striking another wolf in the shoulder instead of the intended kill shot to the head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46656351666402,"sku":null,"price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/FairyTaleTheBeautifulPretender-Dickerson.png?v=1754690612","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beautiful-pretender-by-melanie-dickerson","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}