--- product_id: 4361987 title: "The Captive Maiden" price: "Bs.247" currency: BOB in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.bo/products/4361987-the-captive-maiden store_origin: BO region: Bolivia --- # The Captive Maiden **Price:** Bs.247 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Captive Maiden - **How much does it cost?** Bs.247 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/4361987-the-captive-maiden) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Captive Maiden (Fairy Tale Romance Series): 9780310724414: Dickerson, Melanie: Books Review: Beautiful! - My daughter’s thoughts: Melanie Dickerson has truly captured my attention with this outstanding story. Cinderella has always been one of my favorite princesses, but Melanie’s book proves fairy tales aren’t just for children anymore. Even grown-ups can enjoy these books. Much like her other book, The Captive Maiden, it was very intriguing, and I found it near to impossible to put down. I loved how the story plot led up to the ending, keeping me thrilled to the very last page. The ending itself was amazing and I loved every single word of it. But what really drew my attention was the beautiful cover. It is absolutely stunning! The girl who posed for the cover is beautiful and so is the magnificent dress she’s wearing. I feel both teenagers and adults would like this book as much as I did. Both this one and The Fairest Beauty were excellent books and I loved reading them. Having read them both, I must say that I cannot pick a favorite! My thoughts: I would have to say, I agree with my daughter on this one. When you have a cover that beautiful, the story had better live up to it and thankfully, this one does. The author captures the heart of Cinderella without overdoing it and making it cliche. I am also thrilled that we were able to see the older brother finally get his happily-ever-after too. This book does touch on sibling rivalry and jealousy which I think is normal for these circumstances and a lot of the time this can lead to insecurities. I love the emphasis that each of us needs to find our own way and make our own name in this world. What each of us determines to do, can make a difference in the entire world or even to one special person. I think Gisela’s story resonated in me with her decision to shut off her emotions and compartmentalize her hurtful past and present circumstances. Sometimes it’s easier to just tune out, but that never, ever solves anything. Melanie’s writing is one of my favorites and this would make a wonderful gift for the pre-teen/teen in your life. (Or ok, let’s be honest here, even the 42 year old in your life…) The author provided me the above book for review purposes. It will allow me to keep the books. I have no other connection to and have received no other compensation from Melanie Dickerson. Review: Another captivating story from Melanie - wholesome enough to share with your teen, enthralling enough to keep you turning pages! - Melanie has fashioned yet another beautiful, fresh fairy tale story in her newest novel. However, this reader began with a skeptical attitude about the worthiness of Gisela’s prince charming but not for long. Valten, who grudgingly stepped aside in the last story for true love, came to handsome, valiant, truly heroic life as he looked past Gisela’s circumstances & straight into her oh-so-lovely heart. Yet, the possibility of a happily-ever-after seems doomed at every turn. Melanie’s creative spin includes the essentials of any Cinderella story, an evil stepmother, spiteful stepsisters, a ball & beautiful gown, then adds a gold digger, an old enemy bent on revenge, as well as, a lovely peek into the kind of family Gisela’s father would have wanted her to have all along. There are no lack of enemies out to destroy their chance of building a future together, & Gisela fears she’ll end up spending her adult life dreaming of what might’ve been while she’s imprisoned by a different but no less evil monster for the sake of sparing her beloved’s life. Yet even if they overcome the impossible odds & both survive, the taunts reverberating through Gisela’s head from those wretched, loveless years threaten to destroy them from the inside out. When coupled with Valten’s less than poetic ability to communicate his feelings & stubborn unwillingness to depend on God, hope begins to slip away. Then they stumble upon an unlikely champion, but can he save them from the internal & external darkness before they’re crushed? I read this enthralling tale in one day because I couldn’t wait to find out what happened. An extra delight came through the reappearance of familiar characters & getting a closer glimpse of Valten’s family, Margaretha in particular with her kind & generous spirit so like her mother’s. Another bonus – you can fearlessly share Melanie’s wholesome, God-honoring books with your teenage daughter while actually enjoying the stories yourself! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #342,452 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11 in Teen & Young Adult Christian Historical Fiction #153 in Teen & Young Adult Historical Romance #287 in Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,535 Reviews | ## Images ![The Captive Maiden - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91TAfyohEgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful! *by D***A on November 22, 2013* My daughter’s thoughts: Melanie Dickerson has truly captured my attention with this outstanding story. Cinderella has always been one of my favorite princesses, but Melanie’s book proves fairy tales aren’t just for children anymore. Even grown-ups can enjoy these books. Much like her other book, The Captive Maiden, it was very intriguing, and I found it near to impossible to put down. I loved how the story plot led up to the ending, keeping me thrilled to the very last page. The ending itself was amazing and I loved every single word of it. But what really drew my attention was the beautiful cover. It is absolutely stunning! The girl who posed for the cover is beautiful and so is the magnificent dress she’s wearing. I feel both teenagers and adults would like this book as much as I did. Both this one and The Fairest Beauty were excellent books and I loved reading them. Having read them both, I must say that I cannot pick a favorite! My thoughts: I would have to say, I agree with my daughter on this one. When you have a cover that beautiful, the story had better live up to it and thankfully, this one does. The author captures the heart of Cinderella without overdoing it and making it cliche. I am also thrilled that we were able to see the older brother finally get his happily-ever-after too. This book does touch on sibling rivalry and jealousy which I think is normal for these circumstances and a lot of the time this can lead to insecurities. I love the emphasis that each of us needs to find our own way and make our own name in this world. What each of us determines to do, can make a difference in the entire world or even to one special person. I think Gisela’s story resonated in me with her decision to shut off her emotions and compartmentalize her hurtful past and present circumstances. Sometimes it’s easier to just tune out, but that never, ever solves anything. Melanie’s writing is one of my favorites and this would make a wonderful gift for the pre-teen/teen in your life. (Or ok, let’s be honest here, even the 42 year old in your life…) The author provided me the above book for review purposes. It will allow me to keep the books. I have no other connection to and have received no other compensation from Melanie Dickerson. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another captivating story from Melanie - wholesome enough to share with your teen, enthralling enough to keep you turning pages! *by D***F on February 24, 2014* Melanie has fashioned yet another beautiful, fresh fairy tale story in her newest novel. However, this reader began with a skeptical attitude about the worthiness of Gisela’s prince charming but not for long. Valten, who grudgingly stepped aside in the last story for true love, came to handsome, valiant, truly heroic life as he looked past Gisela’s circumstances & straight into her oh-so-lovely heart. Yet, the possibility of a happily-ever-after seems doomed at every turn. Melanie’s creative spin includes the essentials of any Cinderella story, an evil stepmother, spiteful stepsisters, a ball & beautiful gown, then adds a gold digger, an old enemy bent on revenge, as well as, a lovely peek into the kind of family Gisela’s father would have wanted her to have all along. There are no lack of enemies out to destroy their chance of building a future together, & Gisela fears she’ll end up spending her adult life dreaming of what might’ve been while she’s imprisoned by a different but no less evil monster for the sake of sparing her beloved’s life. Yet even if they overcome the impossible odds & both survive, the taunts reverberating through Gisela’s head from those wretched, loveless years threaten to destroy them from the inside out. When coupled with Valten’s less than poetic ability to communicate his feelings & stubborn unwillingness to depend on God, hope begins to slip away. Then they stumble upon an unlikely champion, but can he save them from the internal & external darkness before they’re crushed? I read this enthralling tale in one day because I couldn’t wait to find out what happened. An extra delight came through the reappearance of familiar characters & getting a closer glimpse of Valten’s family, Margaretha in particular with her kind & generous spirit so like her mother’s. Another bonus – you can fearlessly share Melanie’s wholesome, God-honoring books with your teenage daughter while actually enjoying the stories yourself! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, clean romance with some flaws *by A***N on January 28, 2019* So I have owned this book for five years now, but I have just now read it. I think I got it on a Kindle Daily Deal as it sounded interesting, but when I had started it, apparently I wasn't interested or something. But now I have read it, and overall, I really enjoyed this book. I love fairy tale retellings and it is always nice to find clean romances. This book was a good take on the Cinderella tale, and it was interesting as it was purely historical without any elements of fantasy/magic. A lot of the similar elements were there, but I enjoyed the fresh twist on the tale. I am equal parts torn by the romance between the hero and heroine. Half of me absolutely loved the romance as it was adorable and you could believe the romance between them. But the other part of me questioned why they loved each other. They fell for each other very quickly (which is typical for fairy tale romances), but part of me wished that it had been more. It seemed like they just loved each other because of their physical appearances and the fact that they loved each other (and possibly their interest in horses). I wanted more out of it. I don't feel like their love really grew over the book, more like they fell in love and were in love. I know I am babbling, and probably not making sense. The main point is that I loved their romance, but I wanted more from it. One little thing that really got to me was that the spelling of the names changed throughout the book. An example of this was that sometimes her horse was Kaleb and sometimes it was Kaeleb. It was hard to keep track of and annoying. Not a big deal, but it kept drawing me out of the story whenever it happened. I only gave the book four stars rather than five, because while I enjoyed it, I felt that it lacked some depth and that the story dragged a bit needlessly. I would have liked it better if it was shorter or if the conflict was more complex so it did not feel dumb when it was drawn out (like seriously, she gets kidnapped by the same person and rescued by the same person like three or four times in the last 50% of the book). So it was good, but I wish it was better. I will probably check out more books by Melanie Dickerson, but they probably won't be very high up on my list. But if you liked this book and/or clean fairy tale romances, I would recommend that you also check out books by K.M. Shea. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.bo/products/4361987-the-captive-maiden](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/4361987-the-captive-maiden) --- *Product available on Desertcart Bolivia* *Store origin: BO* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*