{"product_id":"the-painted-castle-9780718095529","title":"The Painted Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSet in three time periods--the rapid change of Victorian England, the peak of England's home-front tensions at the end of WWII, and modern day--\u003cem\u003eThe Painted Castle \u003c\/em\u003eunlocks secrets lost for generations just waiting to be found.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lost painting of Queen Victoria. A library bricked off from the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnd three women, separated by time, whose lives are irrevocably changed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Victorian England, talented sketch artist Elizabeth Meade is engaged to Viscount Huxley, owner of Parham Hill. However, Elizabeth's real motive for being at Parham Hill has nothing to do with art or marriage. She's determined to avenge her father's brutal murder--even if it means a betrothal to the very man she believes committed the crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century later, Amelia Woods--a World War II widow who has turned Parham Hill and its beloved library into a boarding school for refugee children--receives military orders to house a troop of American pilots. She is determined the children in her care will remain untouched by the war, but the task is proving difficult with officers taking up every square inch of their world . . . and one in particular vying for a space in Amelia's long-shut up heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen art historian Keira Foley is hired to authenticate a painting, she hopes this is just the thing to get her career and life back on track. But from the time she arrives at Parham Hill Estate and begins working alongside rumored art thief Emory Scott, she's left with far more questions than answers. Could this lost painting of Queen Victoria be a duplicate of the original Winterhalter masterpiece, and if so, who is the artist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Painted Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping tale of secrets hidden behind the walls of an ancient English castle.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eKATE BRESLIN\u003c\/strong\u003e, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFar Side of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sweet Historical Split-time Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe third and final book in the Lost Castle series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks do not have to be read in order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length novel with three woman each finding her own happily ever after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCambron, Kristy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKRISTY CAMBRON is an award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling debut \u003cem\u003eThe Butterfly and the Violin\u003c\/em\u003e, and an author of nonfiction, including the Verse Mapping Series Bibles and Bible studies. Kristy's work has been named to Publishers Weekly Religion \u0026amp; Spirituality TOP 10, Library Journal Reviews' Best Books, RT Reviewers' Choice Awards, received 2015 \u0026amp; 2017 INSPY Award nominations, and has been featured at CBN, Lifeway Women, Jesus Calling, Country Woman Magazine, MICI Magazine, Faithwire, Declare, (in)Courage, and Bible Gateway. She holds a degree in Art History\/Research Writing and lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, where she can probably be bribed with a peppermint mocha latte and a good read. You can connect with her at: kristycambron\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003ecom and versemapping\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003ecom. Instagram: @kristycambron; Twitter: @KCambronAuthor; Facebook: @KCambronAuthor; and Pinterest: Kristy Cambron.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556357247250,"sku":"9780718095529","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ab5ddf3-abaa-460a-86d8-cfe5c9bacbbc.jpg?v=1731752615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-painted-castle-9780718095529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}