George stared at the dove. What would she say if she could speak to him? What would she wish for, for her father? For she, too, had been harmed by a man who had meant...

You will find yourself, as he did. But that will not mean it is easy. There are few things easy in life that are worth the doing.

George put his hand on top of Beatrice’s and felt the warmth of both the woman and her hound pulsing through his fingers. “Just because your father does not see your victory does not mean...

George was full of hatred. Of his own weakness and stupidity, of his magic, of the stubbornness and the pride of Beatrice and Marit, and, last of all, hatred of Dr. Gharn, who had started...

Ugly and ungainly. The least dependable creature you ever met. Just when you think you understand her, she changes. If only I had a son,” he said bitterly.Over and over he disparaged her, and George...

My point is that when you fall in love it’s with a real person with flaws. Not with a perfect character from a fairy tale.

A nod at Beatrice who held absolutely still. “She said she would come with me. She insisted on it. She stamped her little foot at me.”He pointed down to her toes as if she were...

George’s hand lifted and fell away again. It seemed an insult to imply that anything so small as a touch could stop the raw feeling in Sir Stephen’s suddenly dark and haunted eyes.

Your name?” George asked him directly. He had probably seen the man a dozen times before yet did not know anything about him. King Davit would have no doubt have known half the man’s history...