{"product_id":"9781402255052","title":"The Rope Dancer","description":"\"A master storyteller!\" - \u003cem\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unequalled in her art, Carys danced in manor and village. Love was a stranger to this little rope dancer until Telor came along, the wandering minstrel whose love for her made his songs sweeter and more passionate. An exquisite novel of historical romance during the golden age of chivalry, from the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Tapestry of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarys's livelihood depends on her agility, beauty, and balance. She enchants crowds with her exhilarating rope dance, but one wrong move leads to disaster-a twisted ankle and no way to survive. Alone and unprotected in war–torn England, she has no one to trust but a handsome stranger-a man most unlikely to give up his wandering ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelor is a man skilled with his hands. A gifted musician who rejects city life to travel the country on his own terms-free of any master. Taking on an injured girl will only slow him down. But Carys's bold nature and haunted past intrigue him, and he soon discovers that beneath the beautiful exterior is a woman with a passion to rival his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed medieval historical romance, fans of Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsay, and Mercedes Lackey will delight in the sweet, lively romance between Carys and Telor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over eight million books in print, award–winning author Roberta Gellis sets the standard for sweeping storytelling full of passion and pageantry. \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003ehas termed her a master of the medieval historical. Her many awards include: The \u003cstrong\u003eSilver and Gold Medal Porgy\u003c\/strong\u003e for historical novels from West Coast Review of Books and the \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Certificate and Golden Pen from Affaire de Coeur\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eseveral Romantic Times book awards and also their Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What readers are saying about \u003cem\u003eRope Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"unusual characters and \u003cstrong\u003elively action\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's an adventure! It's a historical romance! Sometimes it's hot!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eone of the premier romance writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a \u003cstrong\u003erollicking, adventurous, sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e and even kind of hot book.\"\u003c\/p\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about \u003cem\u003eRope Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"An \u003cstrong\u003eextremely entertaining and delightful tale\u003c\/strong\u003e with three of the most charming and unusual characters to come along in a great while.\"-Rebecca Brandewyne, bestselling author of\u003cem\u003eRose of Rapture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat everyone is saying about Roberta Gellis:\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eExciting, romantic, and utterly satisfying\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" -Mary Jo Putney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enjoy the work's \u003cstrong\u003erich tapestry of detail, well-drawn characters, suspenseful story line,\u003c\/strong\u003e deft meshing of factual and fictional incidents and fresh approach.\" -Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Roberta Gellis is \u003cstrong\u003ea superb storyteller of extraordinary talent\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" -John Jakes, #1 bestselling author of The Gods of Newport\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121497555184,"sku":"9781402255052","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402255052_p0.jpg?v=1763715689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402255052","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}