Maiden In The Tower A Regency Fairy Tale Retelling
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Author | : Heidi Kimball |
Publisher | : Forever After Retellings |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2019-04-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781092659260 |
He's the first man she's ever met. She's the exact opposite of the woman he's supposed to marry. Lisette Hunt has been hidden away her entire life, with nothing but a large window up in the cottage turret to give her a glimpse of the outside world. Until Gerry Worthington stumbles into her garden in search of his runaway dog. As a second son, Gerry has never seen the need to take life too seriously. Less than pleased with his frivolity, his mother orders him to marry a woman of means and banishes him to his family's small, rundown estate. Unfortunately, innocent and penniless Lisette is the very opposite of what he needs. But Gerry cannot resist the mystery surrounding Lisette, and soon he can no longer resist Lisette and her endearing peculiarity. As Gerry slowly opens Lisette's eyes to a larger world, she begins to open her heart to him. However, when Gerry uncovers the truth about who Lisette really is, it may cost them a chance at happiness together.
Author | : Martin E.D. (author) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781005558185 |
Author | : Megan Walker |
Publisher | : Forever After Retellings |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2019-03-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781090606891 |
Preston Blake had it all-wealth, a picturesque estate, and a growing affection with his childhood best friend Caroline Avery-until an unfortunate accident leaves him badly scarred in more ways than one. Isolated by the cruel eyes of society, Preston's only wish is to find where he now belongs.Caroline Avery is recently out in society, and thanks to Preston Blake's broken promises, finds herself being chased by a determined earl instead of courted by her best friend. When, after a year's absence, Preston finally accepts an invitation to visit her family's estate, Caroline is determined to feign indifference to his company.But being back together proves more challenging than either friend conceived. Caroline longs to return to the past, but Preston cannot let go of his fears. How could they possibly have a future together?
Author | : Joanna Barker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2019-01-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781793461490 |
"Once upon a time... Rose Sinclair has run out of options. With her father in prison and their bookshop sold to pay his debts, she has no choice but to turn to Henry Covington, the Baron Norcliffe. But the baron has more than earned his harsh reputation, and Rose must face his wrath in order to save her father--and herself. Since the deaths of his parents, Henry Covington has isolated himself from society, ensuring the solitude of his estate with his deliberate callousness. However, when the beautiful Miss Sinclair appears on his doorstep, begging for a chance to repay her father's debt to him, a moment of weakness finds him offering her a position--as a maid in his own house. They both soon learn that first impressions are not to be believed. Henry is surprised--and intrigued--by Rose's optimistic charm, while Rose slowly uncovers Henry's true self, his compassion concealed behind the pain of loss and betrayal. But when a shadow from Henry's past returns, their newfound hope is tested. They must decide for themselves who to trust and what they will risk for their happily ever after."--Back cover.
Author | : Arlem Hawks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2019-02-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781797837666 |
A broken sailor looking for a purpose, a jilted lady longing for the past, and a chance at happiness neither expected. After losing his foot in battle, Lieutenant Robert Brenton can't find his place in the navy or society, where he fears he is seen only as a cripple. He retires to his small estate to find peace, not anticipating the distraction awaiting him. Holly Addison has the world at her feet, until her prized beau cancels their engagement and ruins her reputation. Banished to Cornwall, she finds herself a guest in Robert's run-down manor by the sea. She writes repeatedly to her former love, trying to persuade him to take her back to society. But Robert's charm and simple life make her consider what she really wants--a life of excess, or a life of meaning. As time runs out on their chance to be together, both are forced to examine their hearts and uncover a strength neither knew they had.
Author | : Ruth B. Bottigheimer |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2013-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0812201396 |
In the classic rags-to-riches fairy tale a penniless heroine (or hero), with some magic help, marries a royal prince (or princess) and rises to wealth. Received opinion has long been that stories like these originated among peasants, who passed them along by word of mouth from one place to another over the course of centuries. In a bold departure from conventional fairy tale scholarship, Ruth B. Bottigheimer asserts that city life and a single individual played a central role in the creation and transmission of many of these familiar tales. According to her, a provincial boy, Zoan Francesco Straparola, went to Venice to seek his fortune and found it by inventing the modern fairy tale, including the long beloved Puss in Boots, and by selling its many versions to the hopeful inhabitants of that colorful and commercially bustling city. With innovative literary sleuthing, Bottigheimer has reconstructed the actual composition of Straparola's collection of tales. Grounding her work in social history of the Renaissance Venice, Bottigheimer has created a possible biography for Straparola, a man about whom hardly anything is known. This is the first book-length study of Straparola in any language.
Author | : Melanie Dickerson |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2015-11-17 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0718026276 |
From New York Times bestselling author comes The Golden Braid, a Rapunzel retelling that proves the one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower. Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry. Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel’s hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again—this time, to the large city of Hagenheim. The journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight—Sir Gerek—Rapunzel in turn rescues him farther down the road. As a result, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. Could there be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position? As Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies. How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to? “The Golden Braid is a delightful, page-turning retelling of the story of Rapunzel. Dickerson brings this familiar fairy tale to life with a fresh and unique plot that is full of complex characters, a sweet romance, and danger at every turn. Rapunzel’s search to understand her place in the medieval world is a timeless identity struggle that modern readers will relate to. Her growing courage and faith are inspirational and will have readers cheering her on and sad to see the story come to an end.” —Jody Hedlund, bestselling author of An Uncertain Choice
Author | : Bree Wolf |
Publisher | : Bree Wolf |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2022-03-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3964820857 |
In this fairy tale Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, an unconventional miss and a stiff gentleman come to see that together they are the perfect match. A barefoot maiden. A painfully proper gentleman. And a friendship most unexpected. NATHANIAL CASWELL no longer wants anything to do with women. Or marriage. Or love. Especially love! After his fiancée leaves him for another, Nathanial is a broken man, his thoughts dominated by doubts and regrets. He no longer sees any beauty in life, certain it will always be thus. However, at his brother’s wedding celebration, Nathanial’s life is turned upside down for a second time. A young woman with raven-black hair and insightful brown eyes approaches him and offers to be his friend. No matter what he does, Nathanial cannot sway her. She insists on being his friend, no more and no less. Simply a friend. Nathanial has never been friends with a woman, but what does he have to lose? MISS CHARLAINE PALMER knows the meaning of pain and loss, and the moment she spots Nathanial Caswell, she knows that he needs her. He needs her to be his friend. And so, she teases him (as a friend would) and riles him (as a friend should). She forces him out of the house and drags him to a masquerade. She pulls him onto the dance floor and urges him along on a frog hunt. She pesters him until he relents, finally loses his shoes and walks barefoot through the lush summer grass. And when Nathanial begins to smile again, his dazzling blue eyes lighting up with joy once more, Charlaine realizes that she just might want more than friendship from Nathanial. But what if he doesn’t? Well, Charlaine has never been one to give up, and she will not start now. Happy Ever Regency Series #1 How to Live Happily Ever After #2 How to Wake a Sleeping Lady #3 How to Tame a Beastly Lord #4 How to Climb a Lady's Tower #5 How to Steal a Thief's Heart #6 How to Turn a Frog into a Prince #7 How to Return a Lady's Slipper
Author | : Eloisa James |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2010-07-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062005367 |
“Eloisa James writes with a captivating blend of charm, style, and grace that never fails to leave the reader sighing and smiling and falling in love.” —New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn “Romance writing does not get much better than this.” —People The Cinderella story moves to Regency England—with more than a few twists and turns along the way! With A Kiss at Midnight, the remarkable Eloisa James spins a delicious tale involving a carriage, a godmother, a pair of rats…and a beauty with no interest whatsoever in getting married—and certainly not to a prince! Read A Kiss at Midnight and see why New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas says, “Eloisa James is extraordinary.”
Author | : Madame d'Aulnoy Retold |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-11-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781366739261 |
As the neglected daughter of a widowed king, Princess Fiordelisa manages to keep her life optimistic nonetheless. However, Fiordelisa's life takes a turn for the worse when her father remarries a cunning woman who brings along her own daughter to live at the palace. Her new stepmother and stepsister, Turritella, do all they could to make Fiordelisa's life miserable. One day, King Aderyn comes to visit their kingdom in search of a wife. Fiordelisa and Aderyn begin falling in love, but happiness for them proves difficult to obtain. The two lovers are torn apart when the queen shuts Fiordelisa up in a tower and Turritella's fairy godmother turns Aderyn into a blue bird. When the Blue Bird finds Fiordelisa in her tower, the two are thrilled at their reunion. Unfortunately, their joy is short lived when the queen tricks the Blue Bird into believing Fiordelisa has betrayed him. Heartbroken, Fiordelisa must free herself from the tower and win back Aderyn's love. With deceit and magical obstacles standing in their way, Fiordelisa and Aderyn must rely on the strength of their own hearts to overcome every hardship to keep their love alive.