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Les filles du baron du sucre

Cette saga historique suit les aventures de trois sœurs qui se rendent dans les Antilles après la mort de leur père. Elles sont confrontées à la tâche difficile de gérer leurs plantations héritées et de défendre leur héritage contre des hommes cherchant à s'approprier leurs biens et leurs mains en mariage. Les romans explorent les thèmes de l'indépendance, de la résilience et de la recherche de l'amour dans un contexte colonial exigeant.

Selah
Verity
Keturah

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    Keturah

    • 345pages
    • 13 heures de lecture
    4,0(862)Évaluer

    In 1773 England, Lady Keturah Banning Tomlinson and her sisters find themselves the heiresses of their father's estates and know they have one option: Go to the West Indies to save what is left of their heritage. Although it flies against all the conventions for women of the time, they're determined to make their own way in the world. But once they arrive in the Caribbean, proper gender roles are the least of their concerns. On the infamous island of Nevis, the sisters discover the legacy of the legendary sugar barons has vastly declined--and that's just the start of what their eyes are opened to in this unfamiliar world. Keturah never intends to put herself at the mercy of a man again, but every man on the island seems to be trying to win her hand and, with it, the ownership of her plantation. She could desperately use an ally, but even an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend leaves her questioning his motives. Set on keeping her family together and saving her father's plantation, can Keturah ever surrender her stubbornness and guarded heart to God and find the healing and love awaiting her?

    Keturah
  2. 2

    Verity

    • 384pages
    • 14 heures de lecture
    4,2(480)Évaluer

    Englishwoman Verity Banning decides to start a business importing horses and other goods the residents of the West Indies need. This trade brings her to New York, where she meets revolutionary Ian McKintrick. As a friend to many Loyalists, Verity has always favored a peaceful resolution. But when a Patriot lays claim to her heart, she'll have to decide for what--and whom--she will fight.

    Verity
  3. 3

    When a Methodist preacher with a call to serve the slaves of Nevis settles at Selah's family plantation, their shared purpose brings them together--despite her guardians' concern over a romance that promises little security. As the Revolutionary War builds in the States and starvation looms, the future of the plantation and its people hangs in the

    Selah