In the later eighteenth century, the
status-quo was ripped apart by the poor and middle class in France who demanded
equal rights with the rich who were stifling them with high taxes. In 1789 the
French Revolution was born with all its accompanying atrocities.
I didn’t wish to rehash the exact
events—most of this novel takes place in England—but created a young woman,
Lisbette “Bettina” Jonquiere, daughter of a count, who is dragged away by a
trusted (she thinks) major domo to protect her from the dangers in Paris after
her father’s sudden death. Her life of luxury vanishes and she must learn to survive with only her wits and courage.
I didn’t write a fluff piece, but through thorough research, a story with all the grit and authenticity of the era. This portion takes place in my first novel, Escape the Revolution.
This blurb explains ESCAPE THE REVOLUTION (also titled The False Light and then Betrayed Countess):
Forced from France on the eve of the French Revolution, Countess Bettina Jonquiere must deliver an important package to further the royalist cause. In England, she discovers the package is full of blank papers, the address false and she’s penniless. Bettina toils in a bawdy tavern and falls in love with a man who may have murdered his wife. Tracked by ruthless revolutionaries, she must uncover the truth about her father’s murder—and her lover’s guilt—while her life is threatened.
The novel grew so huge, I had to cut the last third,
beef up that part of the story, and generated a sequel. For those who enjoyed
the first novel, but lamented there was no Happily Ever After, I hope you’ll
read this dénouement to the story that showcases Bettina’s further trials and
triumphs—and perhaps that happy ending.
Here’s the blurb for HOSTAGE TO THE REVOLUTION:
I hope fans will enjoy both of these
novels. I think readers will be satisfied with a trip through sultry New
Orleans, and a France torn apart by war during the rise of Napoleon.
But most importantly, a young woman’s determination to
forge a new life while reconciling with her past in a turbulent time.
To purchase HOSTAGE TO THE REVOLUTION.
2 comments:
Beautifully historical depicted events led me pressing page to page through Bettina's struggle and strength to survive hardships of the times and solve family mystery. These series are to be the next literary treasures.
Having read both of these stories about Bettina, I thoroughly enjoyed the way the author takes the reader authentically from 18th Century Cornwall to the the tropical American South.
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