The Fairest Beauty

A daring rescue. A difficult choice.

Sophie 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?

Gabe 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.

When 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.

Author: Melanie Dickerson
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 01/30/2013
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780310724391
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 176598 / Fairest Beauty


Award: Christian Retailing's Best - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Christian Retailing 12/01/2012 pg. 25
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 66

About the Author

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Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer's Apprentice, 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.