A daring rescue. A difficult choice.
Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmotherâs jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophieâs one chance at freedomâbut can she trust another person to keep her safe?
Gabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to find Sophie, and now he believes they had a right to worry: the girlâs inner and outer beauty has enchanted him. Though romance is impossibleâshe is his brotherâs future wife, and Gabe himself is betrothed to someone elseâhe promises himself he will see the mission through, no matter what.
When the pair flee to the Cottage of the Seven, they find helpâbut also find their feelings for each other have grown. Now both must not only protect each other from the dangers around themâthey must also protect their hearts.
Melanie Dickerson is a New York Times bestselling author and two-time Christy Award winner. Melanie spends her time daydreaming, researching the most fascinating historical time periods, and writing and editing her happily-ever-afters. Visit her online at MelanieDickerson.com; Facebook: @MelanieDickersonBooks; Twitter: @MelanieAuthor; Instagram: @melaniedickerson123.