A Free Short Story When You Pre-Order

by | Mar 12, 2021 | If the Hat Fits, Miscellany, The Women of Chateau Lafayette

I’m always so grateful for readers who pre-order my books that I like to give them extra goodies. And I have a doozy for you! Everyone who pre-orders THE WOMEN OF CHATEAU LAFAYETTE gets a free short story written by me and super-star Kate Quinn: Just claim yours here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/drayshortstory

ABOUT THE SHORT STORY

France, 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war, and exhausted socialite-activist Beatrice Chanler wants only to return home to New York and safety. But a chance encounter with British war correspondent Ian Graham may change her mind.
For Ian, Beatrice Chanler represents redemption, harking back to a long-ago day when his disastrous first assignment ended in shellshock and despair, and the queen of the society pages offered the young journalist an olive branch of hope. Can he do the same for her on their chance meeting in France as the world prepares for yet another war?

ABOUT THE WOMEN OF CHATEAU LAFAYETTE

Most castles are protected by men. This one by women.
A founding mother…
1774. Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette becomes her husband, the Marquis de Lafayette’s political partner in the fight for American independence. But when their idealism sparks revolution in France and the guillotine threatens everything she holds dear, Adrienne must renounce the complicated man she loves, or risk her life for a legacy that will inspire generations to come.
A daring visionary…
1914. Glittering New York socialite Beatrice Chanler is a force of nature, daunted by nothing—not her humble beginnings, her crumbling marriage, or the outbreak of war. But after witnessing the devastation in France firsthand, Beatrice takes on the challenge of a lifetime: convincing America to fight for what’s right.
A reluctant resistor…
1940. French school-teacher and aspiring artist Marthe Simone has an orphan’s self-reliance and wants nothing to do with war. But as the realities of Nazi occupation transform her life in the isolated castle where she came of age, she makes a discovery that calls into question who she is, and more importantly, who she is willing to become.
Intricately woven and powerfully told, The Women of Chateau Lafayette is a sweeping novel about duty and hope, love and courage, and the strength we take from those who came before us.

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