num_pages: 406
description: Aerity Her father paused as if the words he was forming pained him. I must ask you to sacrifice the promise of love for the sake of our kingdom.She could only stare back frozen.When a strange beast terrorizes the kingdom of Lochlanach fear stirs revolt. In an act of desperation a proclamation is sent to all of Euronakill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochsons hand in marriage.Princess Aerity knows her duty to the kingdom but cannot bear the idea of marrying a stranger... until a brooding local hunter Paxton Seabolt catches her attention. Theres no denying the unspoken lure between them... or his mysterious resentment.Paxton is not the marrying type. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. Hes determined to keep his focus on the task at handridding the kingdom of the beastbut the princess continues to surprise him and the perilous secrets hes buried begin to surface.Inspired by the Grimm Brothers tale The Singing Bone New York Times bestselling author Wendy Higgins delivers a dark fantasy filled with rugged hunters romantic tension and a princess willing to risk all to save her kingdom.
language: English
title: The Great Hunt
publisher: HarperTeen