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Bound for a new continent, and a new beginning.
In her illuminating debut novel, Aimie K. Runyan masterfully blends fact and fiction to explore the founding of New France through the experiences of three young women who, in 1667, answer Louis XIV’s call and journey to the Canadian colony. They are known as the filles du roi, or “King’s Daughters”—young women who leave prosperous France for an uncertain future across the Atlantic. Their duty is to marry and bring forth a new generation of loyal citizens. Each prospective bride has her reason for leaving—poverty, family rejection, a broken engagement. Despite their different backgrounds, Rose, Nicole, and Elisabeth all believe that marriage to a stranger is their best, perhaps only, chance of happiness. Once in Quebec, Elisabeth quickly accepts baker Gilbert Beaumont, who wants a business partner as well as a wife. Nicole, a farmer’s daughter from Rouen, marries a charming officer who promises comfort and security. Scarred by her traumatic past, Rose decides to take holy vows rather than marry. Yet no matter how carefully she chooses, each will be tested by hardship and heartbreaking loss—and sustained by the strength found in their uncommon friendship, and the precarious freedom offered by their new home. ![]() Aimie K. Runyan is an author of Historical fiction whose purpose is to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. Her debut novel, PROMISED TO THE CROWN, the story of three women sent by Louis XIV to help colonize his Quebec colony, was a ten-years-in-the-making labor of love. She loves baking, travel, hiking, and all things sacred unto nerd culture. She lives outside Denver with her loving husband and two adorable children.
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Kathy LaMaster
6/7/2016 07:36:17 am
Thanks for a lovely contest!
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Shannon
6/7/2016 07:54:14 am
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6/8/2016 07:53:58 am
You absolutely should! It's a lovely city, and so beautifully preserved. Great food, lovely people, and one of the safest cities in the whole world! I'd move in a heartbeat!
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Emily
6/7/2016 12:14:07 pm
What a neat contest!
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6/8/2016 07:54:46 am
Thank you so much! We appreciate you traveling with us!!!
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Jennifer C
6/7/2016 03:20:20 pm
I am so excited about your book! I am intrigued by the King's Daughters, and I love the "Read around the world" blog tour idea because I love to travel! I've been to Canada a few times, but not to Quebec.
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6/8/2016 07:55:44 am
Thank you, Jennifer! I hope you decide to read PROMISED and let me know what you think. Quebec City is AMAZING and so worth the trip!
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JJ
6/7/2016 03:44:26 pm
What a fabulous giveaway. Thank you!
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6/8/2016 07:56:17 am
Our distinct pleasure! Thanks for coming along on the trip!!!
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Denise Duvall
6/13/2016 06:09:19 pm
Finally, historical fiction about Canada. So far we have only traced our roots back to 1720's and the Eastern townships. Cousins are hoping to find a link to les filles du roi. I have only visited Quebec City for the winter carnival. Unfortunately, it was during the Quiet Revolution and we Ontarians could feel the tension. I would love to go there in the summer to see the Plains of Abraham.
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Brandi
7/31/2016 02:20:31 am
robinson.buckler @ yahoo . com did a love spell for me about 3 days ago and the results came like miracle…
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