{"product_id":"braving-the-dawn-peggy-joque-williams-9781685136987","title":"Braving the Dawn: A Novel of New France","description":"\u003cp\u003eBanished from France by King Louis XIV, once royal favorite Sylvienne d'Aubert must make the dangerous ocean crossing with a group of young women eager to secure husbands in the French colony of Quebec as Filles du Roi (Daughters of the King). Sylvienne, however, scarred by an abusive, arranged marriage in France, vows never to wed again. She is determined to one day return to her beloved homeland and to her lover, Etienne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClinging to hope that her true love still lives, she must first survive hardships and challenges unique to the Canadian frontier and rebuild her life in a young colony that is at once welcoming and dangerous. She finds friendship in unexpected places and allies among the Native people while developing a resilience she didn't know she possessed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the king's reach is long, and Sylvienne's past haunts her at every turn in this saga of new beginnings, survival, and determination of the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peggy Joque Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685136982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685136987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Peggy Joque Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066768404735,"sku":"9781685136987","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d311118-65b8-48f3-b566-a1b1d43116a2.jpg?v=1768680428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/braving-the-dawn-peggy-joque-williams-9781685136987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}