The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Let me start by saying I would have given it three stars out of 5 if it weren't for the fact that it got kinda corny at the end. I hate saying that because that is where it got most overly religious, which I don't mind, but it was a bit much.
This book has remnants of Beauty and the Beast as well as Cinderella with a religious overtone.
Ranulf Le Wyse comes to Glynval to start anew. His is the only one left in his family after they had died in the pestilence. The same thing had happened to Annabel's father, who had been a wealthy merchant. Her mother and two bothers were selfish as the sisters and step-mother in Cinderella, using her to make their lives easier. Annabel chooses work as a servant for Lord le Wyse for three years in order to pay off her families debt instead of marrying the lecherous Bailiff Tom, who was her father old friend and age.
Annabel being so sweet and of good heart softens the hard Ranulf and that part of the story is nice. I even like the fact that she reads the bible to him each night bringing them closer. The ending and how easily it was all tied up is my issue.
If you are into religious romance, this is the book for you.
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