From New York Times bestselling author comes The Silent Songbird!
Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal until she embarks on a daring escape and meets brave Westley le Wyse. Can he help her discover the freedom to sing again?
Desperate to flee a political marriage to her cousin King Richard II’s closest advisor, Lord Shiveley—a man twice her age with shadowy motives—Evangeline runs away and joins a small band of servants journeying back to Glynval, their home village.
Pretending to be mute, she gets to know Westley le Wyse, their handsome young leader, who is intrigued by the beautiful servant girl. But when the truth comes out, it may shatter any hope that love could grow between them.
More than Evangeline’s future is at stake as she finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens England’s monarchy.Should she give herself up to protect the only person who cares about her? If she does, who will save the king from a plot to steal his throne?
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Summary
Book Title: The Silent Songbird
Book Author: Melanie Dickerson
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Evangeline is a runaway bride.
When her cousin, King Richard II, announces his intentions to marry off his seventeen year old ward to the duplicitous Lord Shively, Evangeline covers up her bountiful red hair and mutes her crystal clear voice; fleeing Berkhamstead Castle with a group of merchants from Glynval, accompanied only by her childhood companion. Posing as servants, Evangeline and Muriel maintain their ruse until a kind young lord's life is at stake, but exposing the truth has its own consequences, for now no one trusts the beautiful stranger who not only can speak, but sing like a songbird.
Westley le Wyse is understandably angry when he discovers that Eva, as she is known in his village, has been deceitful, especially after gaining sympathy for a supposed injury inflicted by a cruel mistress, causing her to lose her voice. But as the layers of suspicion begin to fade, Westley discovers that Eva's voice is the least of Glynval's concerns, there are royal guards combing the countryside for a tall, red haired maiden with a lovely voice. Just who is Eva, really? And how can he let her go?
Melanie Dickerson is so talented, taking beloved fairy tales and transposing them into stories that in spite of their predictable endings, are filled with action and adventure that actually may outweigh their predecessors.
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