Author: leighstatham

Lady Marguerite lives a life most 17th-century French girls can only dream of: money, designer dresses, suitors, and a secure future. Except she can’t quite commit to a life of dull luxury and she suspects she may be falling for her best friend Claude, a common smithy in the family’s steam forge. When Claude leaves for New France in search of a better life, Marguerite decides to follow him and … and test her suspicions of love–only the trip proves to be more harrowing than she anticipated. Love, adventure, and restitution await her if she can survive the voyage. Based…