02304cam a2200349 i 4500 345987015 TxAuBib 20180507120000.0 160829s2018||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781683247845 1683247841 TxAuBib rda Bischof, Joanne. The lady and the lionheart [large print] : a novel / Joanne Bischof. Lady and the lion heart. Thorndike, ME : Center Point Large Print, 2018. 367 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes reader's guide. Includes bibliographical references. Raised amid the fame and mystique of the Big Top, Charlie Lionheart holds the audience in the palm of his hand. But while his act captivates thousands, it's away from the spotlight where his true heart lies. Here, he humbly cares for his pride of lions as if they were his brothers, a skill of bravery and strength that has prepared him for his most challenging feat yet - freeing an orphaned infant from the dark bondage of a sideshow. It is a trade so costly that it requires his life in exchange for hers, leaving him tarnished by the price of that choice. As the circus tents are raised on the outskirts of Roanoke, nurse Ella Beckley arrives to tend to this Gypsy girl. It is all under the watchful eye of a guardian who not only bears a striking resemblance to the child but who protects the baby with a love that wraps around Ella's own tragic past, awakening a hope that goodness may yet reign. When their forbidden friendship deepens, Charlie dares to ask for her heart, bringing her behind the curtain of his secret world to reveal the sacrifice that gave hope to one little girl - boldly showing Ella that, while her tattered faith is deeply scarred, the only marks that need be permanent are his own. 20180507. Lion trainers Fiction. Circus Fiction. Man-Woman relationships Fiction. Large Print. Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Christian fiction.