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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2000595 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-06
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .59 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

From the Publisher
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.

From the Author
Lisa Samson is the author of several romance novels, including the best-selling book, The Highlander and His Lady, and the recent Conquered Heart. She lives in Bel Air, Maryland, with her husband and children

From the Back Cover
She is heir to her father's wine fortune, amassed over a generation of labor in the vineyards of Champagne, France. But while the vast holdings of the family estate belong to Sylvie de Courcey, her future does not. Her betrothal to the handsome Count Rene de Boyce has been planned from childhood -- an arrangement Sylvie knows nothing of . . . until her heart has been given to another man. Even as Sylvie struggles with a wrenching choice between love and loyalty, a deeper secret tightens its invisible tendrils in a stranglehold on both families. Rooted in French underworld, its fruit quickly ripens into murder, extortion, and betrayal. One person stands between Sylvie and the evil that closes in on every side: the man Sylvie loves most, and cannot afford to love at all. Set in France, England, and Scotland in the mid-1800's, Indigo Waters weaves romance, suspense, unforgettable characters, and surprising twists in a novel of unquenchable faith. Indigo waters is the first book in the Shades of Eternity series by Lisa Samson. Filled with the splendor and romance of historical Europe, these well-crafted novels trace one family's journey of faith in the lives and loves of its members in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Look for the upcoming book two, Fields of Gold, at your favorite Christian retailer.