Fortress of Snow

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Pub Date 06 Dec 2022 | Archive Date 06 Jan 2023

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Mazy dreams of independence. Sir Berenger longs to play the hero. But in each other, they may find the secret to happily ever after.

Mazelina of Wexcombe has always dreamed of traveling with her father to lands beyond the confining walls of their castle. But his sudden death deprives her of the future she imagined. Abandoned by her eldest brother, Mazy is soon forced to seek help from her beloved brother Sir John at the great estate of Strachleigh.

Her visit leads to a friendship with the dashing and noble Sir Berenger of Dericott. He has notions of rescuing a damsel in distress. But Mazy is brave enough to defend herself—and has proven that her skills in archery and knife throwing rival that of a knight’s. So when he is called away to Prussian lands, Sir Berenger looks to distinguish himself in battle.

When Sir Berenger returns, he and Mazy meet again on the streets of London, where she is making a living selling goods in the market. Meanwhile, he has been summoned by the king to receive a reward for his service. But the recognition comes with a price: He must marry a wealthy, titled widow to please the king. But when Mazy begins to suspect treachery, she embarks on a journey to the fortress of snow to warn the brave knight—and secure her own fairy-tale ending.

In this fourth novel set in the Dericott universe, Melanie Dickerson weaves an exciting reimagining of the Snow Queen tale.

“When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen.” —Julie Lessman, award-winning author

  • Sweet historical medieval romance
  • Part of the Dericott series: Book 1: Court of Swans; Book 2: Castle of Refuge; Book 3: Veil of Winter; Book 4: Fortress of Snow
  • Book length: 85,000 words
  • Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Mazy dreams of independence. Sir Berenger longs to play the hero. But in each other, they may find the secret to happily ever after.

Mazelina of Wexcombe has always dreamed of traveling with her...


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ISBN 9780785250807
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PAGES 336

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I really enjoyed this book by Melanie Dickerson. I like how the stories in this series are loosely based on Fairy tales. I also love how easy the story is to read and how engaging the story is. I really liked the characters and how they overcame some hard things and were both strong individual who chose to work together. I loved the romance in this book. I also loved how we saw characters from other books in this story. I highly recommend this book.

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I've been enjoying this series and was excited for this book to come out. This group of siblings are quite the crew and each one having their own novel is greatly spreading out learning more about each one. I would love to have them come out faster! I can't wait to "meet" them all! You're going to love them as well. I will say that I feel you should read the series in order so you get the most out of it. Each one does build on the one prior, but they can be read as stand-alone novels if you wanted to.

This novel follows Sir Berenger. His story has him as a knight. One of his fellow knights happens to be the brother of the lovely Mazy. Mazy goes off on her own to find her brother Sir John when her father dies and her other brother Warin abandons her when she won't do as he wishes.

Mazy is such a sweet and wonderful person while her brother, Sir John, isn't. When he goes off to London she goes along. And she must make use of her wonderful skills with a knife to protect herself. She also learns to bake bread and is quite resourceful.

Sir Berenger and Mazy enjoy each other's company but can they protect each other?

This was such a fun novel. It didn't read super fast but it read well and the characters were wonderful. I enjoyed them all and loved seeing some of Sir Berenger's brothers and sister pop back in and out so we could say hi and see how they were doing.

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This book was everything a medieval book should be! Strong women, loyal men with a knight and a fair maiden to make it superb! I loved it! The dynamic characters and beautiful background was well described and added to the story! I was enthralled and captivated by how it all came together!

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