num_pages: 328
description: To live an unforgettable life she would defy all expectationsincluding her own.Ever since she was a child Audrey wanted her life to be extraordinary. But as the daughter of a viscount born in late fourteenth-century England the only thing expected of her was to marryuntil an act of malice by her sister Maris four years ago damaged her face and her prospects. Though Maris was sent away twenty-year-old Audrey is still suffering the scars of her sister's cruelty. When her father announces his plans to marry off his damaged daughter and bring Maris home Audrey decides to flee in search of her true destiny.However life outside her home is dangerous and she soon finds herself attacked sick and in desperate need of help. She is taken in at Dericott Castle to be nursed back to health. While there she decides to keep her identity a secret and work as a servant in the castle. But she doesnt count on falling in love with the young and handsome Lord Dericott who lost his arm several months earlier and bears scars of his own.Meanwhile EdwinLord Dericottis curious about the new well-educated servants identity. All he knows is that he's quickly becoming smitten with her. When the man Audreys father wanted her to marry comes looking for her she and Edwin must make life-changing decisions about what to believe and whether or not love is truly worth trusting.In this Ugly Duckling retelling New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson brilliantly crafts a high stakes encouraging tale about the power of love.
language: English
title: Castle of Refuge
publisher: Thomas Nelson