{"product_id":"the-fairest-beauty-9780310724391","title":"The Fairest Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eA daring rescue. A difficult choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother's 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 Sophie's one chance at freedom--but can she trust another person to keep her safe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to find Sophie, and now he believes they had a right to worry: the girl's inner and outer beauty has enchanted him. Though romance is impossible--she is his brother's future wife, and Gabe himself is betrothed to someone else--he promises himself he will see the mission through, no matter what.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the pair flee to the Cottage of the Seven, they find help--but also find their feelings for each other have grown. Now both must not only protect each other from the dangers around them--they must also protect their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMelanie Dickerson is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Healer's Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama. Visit her on line at melaniedickerson.com, Facebook: MelanieDickersonBooks, and Twitter @melanieauthor. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619643330834,"sku":"9780310724391","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54403d22-f205-4140-9c7a-bbbf6ee4eb24.jpg?v=1732552928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fairest-beauty-9780310724391","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}