Hello, all! As you know, last week I hosted one of my favorite authors. What a privilege! Well, this week, I am shining a spotlight on my other favorite author and her newest release. I have talked about Melanie Dickerson’s books before. You can read more here. But, I want to look at her most recent release, The Silent Songbird, a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid.
The Silent Songbird
Evangeline longs to be free, to live in the world outside the castle walls. But freedom comes at a cost.
Evangeline is the ward and cousin of King Richard II, and yet she dreams of a life outside of Berkhamsted Castle, where she might be free to marry for love and not politics. But the young king betroths her to his closest advisor, Lord Shiveley, a man twice as old as Evangeline. Desperate to escape a life married to a man she finds revolting, Evangeline runs away from the king and joins a small band of servants on their way back to their home village.
To keep her identity a secret, Evangeline pretends to be mute. Evangeline soon regrets the charade as she gets to know Wesley, the handsome young leader of the servants, whom she later discovers is the son of a wealthy lord. But she cannot reveal her true identity for fear she will be forced to return to King Richard and her arranged marriage.
Wesley le Wyse is intrigued by the beautiful new servant girl. When he learns that she lost her voice from a beating by a cruel former master, he is outraged. But his anger is soon redirected when he learns she has been lying to him. Not only is she not mute, but she isn’t even a servant.
Weighed down by remorse for deceiving Wesley, Evangeline fears no one will ever love her. But her future is not the only thing at stake, as she finds herself embroiled in a tangled web that threatens England’s monarchy. Should she give herself up to save the only person who cares about her? If she does, who will save the king from a plot to steal his throne?
Buy Links
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Songbird-Melanie-Dickerson-ebook/dp/B01CXE9L1O
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-silent-songbird-melanie-dickerson/1123515468?ean=9780718026318
Christianbooks: https://www.christianbook.com/the-silent-songbird-melanie-dickerson/9780718026318/pd/026318?event=ESRCN
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-silent-songbird/id1092984343?mt=11
About the Author
Melanie Dickerson is an award-winning author who earned her bachelor’s degree in special education from The University of Alabama. She has taught in Georgia, Tennessee, Germany and the Eastern European country of Ukraine.
A member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA), she now spends her time writing and taking care of her husband and two daughters near Huntsville, Alabama.
Connect with Melanie and Her Books
Website: www.melaniedickerson.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelanieDickersonBooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/melanieauthor
Google+: https://plus.google.com/108629842831555891515
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MedievalMelanie