The French Maiden
3 primary works
Book 1
"Sylvia Halliday spins a marvelous tale." —RT BOOK REVIEWS
Armed only with her wavering courage and her fear that her brother has been captured during the Huguenot uprising against Louis XIII, Marielle Saint-Juste enters the Rebel prison to search him out. But it isn't her wounded brother she finds, but a mysterious stranger—and her destiny.
In the darkest shadows of a French dungeon, love illuminates a brilliant path for two hearts. Marielle and Andre will face their deepest fears and trials, but their lives will be forever changed.
Armed only with her wavering courage and her fear that her brother has been captured during the Huguenot uprising against Louis XIII, Marielle Saint-Juste enters the Rebel prison to search him out. But it isn't her wounded brother she finds, but a mysterious stranger—and her destiny.
In the darkest shadows of a French dungeon, love illuminates a brilliant path for two hearts. Marielle and Andre will face their deepest fears and trials, but their lives will be forever changed.
Book 2
"Sylvia Halliday spins a marvelous tale." —RT BOOK REVIEWS
Lysette, the Marquise de Ferrand, is left penniless after her husband dies. With nowhere else to turn, she ventures across the turbulent French countryside to the safety of her brother's home. But when she meets Andre, Comte du Crillon, her plans change. She cares not that he's married; using her beauty as her weapon, she sets out to seduce him.
But little does she know, there's another man in her midst, waiting for the perfect time to take her for himself. It is in his arms that Lysette is destined to find that true love and sanctuary she seeks.
Lysette, the Marquise de Ferrand, is left penniless after her husband dies. With nowhere else to turn, she ventures across the turbulent French countryside to the safety of her brother's home. But when she meets Andre, Comte du Crillon, her plans change. She cares not that he's married; using her beauty as her weapon, she sets out to seduce him.
But little does she know, there's another man in her midst, waiting for the perfect time to take her for himself. It is in his arms that Lysette is destined to find that true love and sanctuary she seeks.
Book 3
"Sylvia Halliday spins a marvelous tale." —RT BOOK REVIEWS
Unable to deny the attraction that simmers between them on the long journey from Canada to France, Delphine, a wild hoyden and the captain's daughter, and Andre, a widower still mourning his lost wife, fall into one another's arms on the last day of the voyage. But after an impassioned night, morning comes, the ship has docked, Delphine wakes alone, and Andre has fled.
Scorned, Delphine soon finds herself determined to avenge her broken heart. But a love that will not be denied may confound her journey to Andre's ruin.
Unable to deny the attraction that simmers between them on the long journey from Canada to France, Delphine, a wild hoyden and the captain's daughter, and Andre, a widower still mourning his lost wife, fall into one another's arms on the last day of the voyage. But after an impassioned night, morning comes, the ship has docked, Delphine wakes alone, and Andre has fled.
Scorned, Delphine soon finds herself determined to avenge her broken heart. But a love that will not be denied may confound her journey to Andre's ruin.