Recent Reads - The Captive Maiden

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The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson - In this story based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, we meet Gisela. As in the original tale, she was beloved by her father, but he died sometime after marrying a cruel woman with two mean daughters - the wicked stepmother and stepsisters. As a young girl, Gisela had briefly met the duke's eldest son, Valten, and he became the subject of some of her daydreams.

Valten and Gisela meet again by chance in the village, and the young lord is captivated by Gisela, but knows little about her. Gisela manages to sneak to the tournaments, hoping to watch Valten compete while avoiding her stepmother, but when Valten is declared the first day's champion, he names Gisela as the queen of the tournament. Thus she is invited to a banquet with the duke's family and is their honored guest throughout the tournament. But of course her stepmother is jealous and determined to punish Gisela, and sells her as a bride to Valten's rival, who kidnaps her. Valten will do anything to rescue the girl he is quickly falling in love with, and the two face danger and difficulties in their attempts to escape from her captor.

By the way, Valten is the older brother of Gabe, the hero of The Fairest Beauty. And their parents are the romantic duo from The Healer's Apprentice, so those three stories tie together well, although each can be read and enjoyed independently of the others.

By the same author: The Healer's Apprentice; The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty

I own this as part of this collection for Kindle: Fairy Tale Romance Collection: The Healer's Apprentice, The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty, The Captive Maiden, The Princess Spy (Fairy Tale Romance Series) by Melanie Dickerson

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