“Heartachingly beautiful” – RT Book Reviews, 5 Star TOP PICK! Raised amid the fame and mystique of the Big Top, Charlie Lionheart holds the audience in the palm of his hand. But while his act captivates thousands, it’s away from the spotlight where his true heart lies. Here he humbly cares for his pride of lions as if they were his brothers, a skill of bravery and strength that has prepared him for his most challenging feat yet–freeing an orphaned infant from the dark bondage of a sideshow. A trade so costly, it requires his life in exchange for hers, leaving him tarnished by the price of that choice. As the circus tents are raised on the outskirts of Roanoke, nurse Ella Beckley arrives to tend to this Gypsy girl. All under the watchful eye of a guardian who not only bears a striking resemblance to the child, but who protects the baby with a love that wraps around Ella’s own tragic past, awakening a hope that goodness may yet reign. When their forbidden friendship deepens, Charlie dares to ask for her heart, bringing her behind the curtain of his secret world to reveal the sacrifice that gave hope to one little girl–boldly showing Ella that while her tattered faith is deeply scarred, the only marks that need be permanent are his own.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Lady and the Lionheart
Book Author: Joanne Bischof
What do you like about this book:
In the words of the author herself; "the story of a man, who through pain, bore darkness so that others could have life."
Charlie Lionheart braves a cold, snowy Roanoke evening to seek medical help for his extremely ill infant daughter. Literally running into a nurse on his way up the hospital stairs, he finds that her genuine concern and peaceful demeanor calms his troubled spirit, especially when the other hospital staff are reticent to assist, knowing that Charlie hails from the circus, stranded in town due to the poor weather conditions.
Ella Beckley risks her emerging career as a nurse to care for Holland Lionheart, a beautiful child, who is very sick. Following both father and daughter onto the circus grounds to continue her supervision brings Ella closer to the enigmatic lion tamer with the wild hair, olive skin, broad shoulders, and gentle spirit. How could she have known that crossing paths with Charlie Lionheart would change her heart forever, for he has already given his life for another; what might be required of Ella?
"A fictional resonance of a very true account: the Gospel. Has there ever been a greater love story than that one?"
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