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Heart believes the elderly ranger of Castle Avamir holds the key to uncovering her family’s secret, the only truth she trusts about the unicorn’s existence. When the ranger is seized by Lord Dunraven, Heart’s quest for answers leads her into the most perilous parts of the lord’s heavily guarded stronghold. The closer she gets to the truth, the more unimaginable what awaits her as the story reaches its dramatic conclusion.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Kathleen Duey
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