{"product_id":"arc-one-eireanne-michaels-9781969841040","title":"Arc One: Courtship \u0026 Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ever wonder about the lives that shaped Jane Austen's characters before their stories began?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland, 1770. Long before\u003cem\u003e Emma Watson's\u003c\/em\u003e world took shape, two families-one steeped in quiet respectability, the other shadowed by a secret scandal-cross paths in a tale of resilience and unexpected courtship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Cassandra Willoughby, a disastrous first marriage left scars she dares not show. Her late husband's gambling, drinking, and infidelities taught her to guard her independence at all costs. For Robert Watson, a country clergyman of steady principles, winning her trust will require patience, sincerity, and the support-or interference-of both their families. With his sense of duty matched by genuine kindness, his feelings prove harder to ignore than she expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir courtship unfolds against the backdrop of two intertwined families: the Willoughbys and the Watsons of Yorkshire. Old friendships, carefully guarded secrets, and the expectations of marriage in Georgian England weave together in a story where trust must be earned and love can alter the course of generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArc One: Courtship and Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e is the first part of \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons Beginnings\u003c\/em\u003e, a prequel to \u003cem\u003eRefined and Returned\u003c\/em\u003e, my full-length completion of \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/em\u003e by Jane Austen-an unfinished fragment written circa 1803-1804. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet more than thirty years before \u003cem\u003eThe Watsons\u003c\/em\u003e, this prequel arc explores family histories, early connections, and the delicate dance of love in an age when marriage could mean safety... or ruin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eireanne Michaels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969841044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969841040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Realms Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Eireanne Michaels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440761745663,"sku":"9781969841040","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0adccd5-ca95-4904-a9b7-245bf2145973.jpg?v=1777184636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arc-one-eireanne-michaels-9781969841040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}