Cissy Fussell can't leave her home fast enough after her father's death. Looking ahead to years as her sister-in- law's Cinderella-type slave makes her desperate for any way out. Thankfully, she learns that her father gave her that way out when he left her a castle in the Black Forest that she didn't even know he owned. Even the stipulation attached -- that she marry the son of his old friend who lives there -- doesn't scare her off. Anything is better than dealing with Dorinda.
Well, almost. Fenris von Wolfenbach isn't exactly a bachelor who makes girls swoon. Since his return from the war, he's isolated himself in the castle and not until Cissy's arrival does he know it no longer belongs to his family. The only answer is to scare the young lady away. Rats are an option, certainly. But there's a slight possibility that Cissy may just tame her beast.
Another thoroughly enjoyable tale from Ms. Schwab. I'm a fan of the good old fairytales being rewritten because their storylines are golden. Excellent characterization and dialogue dominate this well-done historical romance.
After the death of her father, Cissy Fussell finds out
that she has inherited a castle in the Black Forest
- but on one condition: she has to marry the son of her
father's old friend.
Ever
since he returned home from the war, physically and
emotionally
wounded,
Fenris von Wolfenbach has lived in the castle of his
family,
retired
from the world like the beast in the fairy tale. Thus he
is
far from
happy when one day a young Englishwoman turns up on his
doorstep and
claims his home as hers. Fenris is prepared to use any
means
fair or
foul to get rid of his unwelcome visitor again. But will
he
manage to
put Cissy to flight with rats on the loose? Or will she
unravel the
secrets of the Castle of Wolfenbach and eventually tame
her
beast?
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