French Legacy

When revolution strikes, family loyalty becomes a test of love and survival. The year is 1830. A young French woman is facing a difficult decision about her future, when the turmoil of the July Revolution overturns her tranquil world.Her family is called upon to protect a valuable heirloom for an aunt who has been forced into exile, but a powerful enemy puts their lives in danger. To save her family, and fulfil the promise to her mother, she must flee her secluded life and undertake a perilous journey to England. Outwitting her adversaries will take all of her courage and ingenuity, and the help of a charming Englishman she meets on the way. Book 1 in the French Legacy series (a novella of approximately 80 pages)

A young widow desperate to escape. A voyage that will test her to the limit. The year is 1841. Victoria is on the throne, but women are not in control of their own destiny, and Elisabeth Godwin is facing a grim future after the death of her husband. Her brother-in-law is desperate to avoid ruin and determined to remove the threat she poses to him, leaving an escape to the colonies as her only option. But the challenges of an epic voyage in a crowded sailing ship are not limited to ferocious storms, social conflict and single men in want of a wife. It soon becomes clear that danger has followed her. The ship has become a trap. To survive, she will need to use both her head and her heart to decide who to trust, because the most dangerous adversary is the one you least expect.

A gripping dual-timeline tale of revolution and family secrets. Versailles, 1789. A young girl must draw on every shred of her courage and loyalty, as her adoptive family is plunged into the chaos of the French Revolution. As her world spirals out of control, a vow to save their priceless heirlooms becomes a fight for survival. Now, after more than two centuries, the family secret is about to be rediscovered in a dusty attic half a world away. Sophie West is thrilled at the idea of visiting Paris to investigate her mysterious ancestor, especially as a distant relative appears to hold the missing pieces of the puzzle. Fascinating as he is, she must remind herself that this man is a stranger, with unknown motives. And he is not the only one fixated on discovering what she knows about a rumoured treasure. Who can she trust to help her solve the mystery of the girl with the pearl necklace, when her every move is anticipated and she is alone in a foreign land? Read as a stand-alone novel or as Book 3 in the French Legacy trilogy. Or save by buying the trilogy as a box set at a discounted price.