Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
- Published by: Zondervan May 1, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0310223687
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0310223689
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Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 9.8 ounces
Product Description
Sylvie de Courcey flees her husband’s creditors, hiding in England and Scotland and falling in love with clergyman Matthew Wallace in this first historical romance in the Shades of Eternity series.
Publisher Description
She was the toast of Paris. Her wealth came from her father's vineyards, and her brilliant marriage ensured that she would be welcomed warmly in high society. But Sylvie de Courcey, a teenager just coming into full bloom, will learn that although she may have all France at her feet, love has its own agenda. She may be officially engaged to the beguiling but dissolute Count Rene, but she finds herself deeply attracted to his English friend, Matthew Wallace. It is only after her marriage to Rene that his addictions and character flaws boil to the surface, together with debts Sylvie had never imagined--debts that particularly ruthless creditors will stop at nothing to collect. Fleeing with Rene to England, Sylvie not only struggles with mortal dread of their pursuers, but with the emotional turmoil of once again seeing Matthew, the man she truly loves. In the face of betrayal, outward peril, and inner conflict, Sylvie's newfound faith in God gives her the courage to overcome fearful, desperate circumstances. Filled with adventure, this exciting historical romance begins in France in 1858, later moving to England and Scotland. The second and third books in the Shades of Eternity series take Sylvie and her descendants up to 1915, highlighting their spiritual growth along with their adventures. Told from a woman's point of view, each book centers on relationships and on growth from nave girlhood into rich and fulfilled womanhood.
Set in 1800s France, this first book in a new historical romance series by a best-selling author follows a young Frenchwoman's journey of betrayal, peril, inner conflict, and faith. She was the toast of Paris. Her wealth came from her father's vineyards, and her brilliant marriage ensured that she would be welcomed warmly in high society. But Sylvie de Courcey, a teenager just coming into full bloom, will learn that although she may have all France at her feet, love has its own agenda. She may be officially engaged to the beguiling but dissolute Count Rene, but she finds herself deeply attracted to his English friend, Matthew Wallace. It is only after her marriage to Rene that his addictions and character flaws boil to the surface, together with debts Sylvie had never imagined--debts that particularly ruthless creditors will stop at nothing to collect. Fleeing with Rene to England, Sylvie not only struggles with mortal dread of their pursuers, but with the emotional turmoil of once again seeing Matthew, the man she truly loves. In the face of betrayal, outward peril, and inner conflict, Sylvie's newfound faith in God gives her the courage to overcome fearful, desperate circumstances. Filled with adventure, this exciting historical romance begins in France in 1858, later moving to England and Scotland. The second and third books in the Shades of Eternity series take Sylvie and her descendants up to 1915, highlighting their spiritual growth along with their adventures. Told from a woman's point of view, each book centers on relationships and on growth from nave girlhood into rich and fulfilled womanhood.
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