'The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest reminds me of why adults should read fairy tales.

Praise for The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest: What becomes of a forester who protects a notorious poacher? What becomes of a poacher when she is finally discovered?įrom New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson, The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest is a story of danger and love. The one man she wants is bound by duty to capture her the one woman he loves is his cunning target. When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has any idea that they are already adversaries. a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him.

The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around-and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.įor Jorgen Hartman, the margrave's forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen and Odette will band together to stop the dangerous poaching ring.and fall in love.In the Robin Hood reimagining, a beautiful maiden poaches to feed the poor, while a handsome forester is on a mission to catch her. The one person Odette knows can help her could also find out her own secret and turn her over to the margrave, but she has no choice. But will the discovery of a local poaching ring reveal a terrible secret? Has the meat she thought she was providing for the poor actually been sold on the black market, profiting no one except the ring of black market sellers? Odette justifies her crime of poaching because she thinks the game is going to feed the poor, who are all but starving, both in the city and just outside its walls. When he meets the lovely and refined Odette at the festival and shares a connection during a dance, he has no idea she is the one who has been poaching the margrave's game. Jorgen is the forester for the wealthy margrave, and must find and capture the poacher who has been killing and stealing the margrave's game. Swan Lake meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester.

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