{"product_id":"a-heart-across-the-ocean-shelley-kassian-9780995968042","title":"A Heart across the Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFate cannot escape its guilty charge. Should the truth be discovered, the night watchman could detain Madeleine Bourbonnais once more...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ward of King Louis XIV, Madeleine escapes from a Parisian hospital by accepting the king's dowry, which frees her to immigrate to New France and secure a husband. Given her past and her condition, she's an unlikely candidate for the \u003cem\u003efilles du Roi\u003c\/em\u003e initiative, but when she arrives in the new world, she ashamedly accepts the admiration of a brave officer, hoping this handsome man could be the remedy for her misfortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment and a second son, Julian Benoit would never inherit the family estate, so he travelled to New France to serve and protect the French colony from Iroquois conflicts. When his commanding officer forces the statute of marriage, he complies with the edict, succumbing to a pretty mademoiselle, but he's ill-equipped for her hidden truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Madeleine accept the challenges waiting to be borne in the new world? Can Julian recognize that this is the woman he's been waiting for, and take her deeper into his heart and the demanding life of the Canadian wilderness, or annul their marriage and send her back to France, gambling the lives of all involved?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelley Kassian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0995968047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995968042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shelley Kassian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d","brand":"Shelley Kassian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435841270015,"sku":"9780995968042","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b4765e6-54d2-4038-8c6d-042185e5d306.jpg?v=1777153062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-heart-across-the-ocean-shelley-kassian-9780995968042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}