The Beautiful Pretender: A Clean Fairy Tale Retelling Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the Princess and the Pea

by Melanie Dickerson

Book Overview

After inheriting his title from his brother, the new margrave has two weeks to find a noble bride. What will happen when he learns he has fallen for a servant girl in disguise?

The Margrave of Thornbeck is under orders from the king to find a bride, fast. He invites ten noble born ladies who meet the king's approval to be his guests at Thornbeck Castle for two weeks, a time to test the ladies and reveal their true character...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718026284
• ISBN13: 9780718026288
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Another Great Story by Melanie!

The Margrave of Thornbeck is forced to choose a bride, by the king. And fast. So he invites ladies from all over to come and stay at his castle for two weeks while he decides which one he chooses to marry. While the ladies are there his servants put them through a series of tests to find out their true character. Avelina is a ladies maid. But the woman she works for runs off with a knight, in the middle of the night. ;) Now she is made to go in Lady Dorothea's place in hopes to make friends with the Margrave so if her town, Plimmwald gets attack, the Margrave will help defend them. Avelina does her best to get the Margrave to notice her new friend, Lady Magdalen, but for some reason he seems to seek Avelina out. Not only that but someone is planning to kill the Margrave. Can Avelina stop it before its too late? And convince the Margrave not to marry her? I really enjoyed this story. It was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, along with Princess and the Pea. I loved Avelina but I must admit Thornbeck could be a bit thick headed at times. The whole story was really good and clean, with plenty of suspense and humor. Melanie Dickerson has a talent for making her characters seem so real, as if you know them and she brings you into the story within the first few pages, keeping you trapped till the end. This would be a good book for YA's as well as adults!