{"product_id":"essence-of-the-heart-daris-howard-9781479392186","title":"Essence Of The Heart: The Royal Tutor","description":"Mystery, Intrigue, And A Clean Romance  When he is called before the queen, Jacob, the handsome, young Captain of the Royal Guard, is sure it is to discuss the baffling increase in assassination attempts against the royal family. Instead, the queen assigns the shocked young captain to tutor her out-of-control, tomboy daughter, Marie.\u003cbr\u003e He knows all of the other tutors have failed miserably, and he tries to beg out of it, but the queen will not relent. However, she does give him leave to use any teaching method he likes. Her ultimate command is that she be trained as a lady in preparation for her royal ball.\u003cbr\u003e Angry and humiliated at what he feels is a degrading and impossible assignment, especially for a military captain, he determines to train the princess like he would one of his guardsmen. He will demand strong discipline, tough academics, and sword combat training. He is sure that his rigorous approach will push the princess to complain to her mother, who will then remove him from the assignment.\u003cbr\u003e But to his surprise, Marie instead responds positively to the harsh discipline, and becomes a princess like no other.\u003cbr\u003e And, when they come under attack, her training might be just enough to save both of their lives as they work to unravel who is behind the assassination attempts, and also try to solve the mystery of why the Lord High Chamberlain is such a great sword fighter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daris Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479392189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479392186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Daris Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829559095551,"sku":"9781479392186","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d562b3c-bb32-44bd-becb-70fc7a02f8a1.jpg?v=1708451110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essence-of-the-heart-daris-howard-9781479392186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}