The title says it all! Geneviève dressing as a man to attend university and often to complete other tasks has decided she is going to find a way to get passage to America, the new land where her love Henri sailed off to. But she needs funds and has to pass as a man, as no woman alone would be able to get passage or be safe unaccompanied by a male. Getting approval to work under her father in the public prosecutors office, under the condition she marries whomever her step-mother chooses, Gen sees many things come across her desk and she makes the decisions to take the fate of others into her own hands when she recognizes some of the names and knows they are innocents who should not be sent to the guillotine. But suspicions are soon brought about and Gen knows she is going to be caught, determined to not make things any worse for her family she decides to become the male known as Jean and finds that someone she unexpectedly saved may be the one to save her. There is so much more to Gen’s story. This was such a great read and I loved all the history.
Thank you to Books and Wine Lovers for the invite and to the author for the free complementary book. This review is of my own accord and opinion.
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Her Own Revolution: Château de Verzat Series, Book 2 https://a.co/d/bF9omo1
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Le Vin Press July 14, 2023
422 pages, Historical Fiction, Military Historical Fiction, Women’s Domestic Life Fiction
~Amazon Book Blurb~
If Geneviève Fouquier-Tinville had the same rights as a man, she wouldn’t have to dress like one, which she does to attend University—forbidden to women. By swearing her commitment to the revolution, she succeeds in convincing her father, the Public Prosecutor who condemns thousands to the guillotine, to hire her as a court clerk. But she intends to earn passage to join her lover, Henri, in America.
Tasked with copying lists of names scheduled for execution, she reads Louis LaGarde, a fallen noble whom she despises for having exposed her as a woman when they both attended University. Believing him innocent, she replaces his name with one already dead, saving his life. But she realizes that unless she forges a treacherous path, hundreds more will perish at her father’s hands.
When a Revolutionary hunts her down, she must accept LaGarde’s help, yet she denies her attraction to him out of loyalty to Henri. She fights for her life and the lives of those she’s come to love, but she must face the truth of her own heart.
~Other Novels by the Author~
Her Own Legacy: Château de Verzat Series, Book 1
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Debra’s Cookbook – Available for pre-order now!
Officially out November 1, 2023
Soups of Château de Verzat: A Literary Cookbook & Culinary Tribute to the French Revolution https://a.co/d/g3lW9wL
Le Vin Press November 1, 2023, 122 pages
~Amazon Author Blurb~
Debra Borchert has had many careers. She debuted, at the age of five, as a model at a local country club where her crinoline petticoat dropped to her ankles in the middle of the runway.
Since then, she’s been a clothing designer, actress (starring in her first television commercial with Jeff Daniels for S.O.S. Soap Pads), TV show host, spokesperson for high-tech companies, marketing and public relations professional, and technical writer for Fortune 100 companies.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Writer, among others. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and independently.
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, she weaves her knowledge of textiles and clothing design throughout her historical French fiction. She brings her passions for France, wine, and cooking to all her work. The proud owner of ten crockpots, she is renowned for her annual Soup Parties at which she serves soups from different cultures. She offers her soup recipes on her website.
Debra’s debut novel, Her Own Legacy, is the first in a series that follows headstrong and independent women and the four-hundred loyal families who protect a Loire Valley château and vineyard, and its legacy of producing the finest wines in France during the French Revolution. Her Own Revolution is the second book in the Château de Verzat series.
She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and standard poodle who is named after a fine French Champagne.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the history, Chelsie. Thanks so much, too, for your enthusiasm. Debra
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