Her Own Revolution: Château de Verzat Series, Book 2 Historical French Fiction by Debra Borchert ➱ Book Tour
Her Own Revolution: Château de Verzat Series, Book 2
Available in Kindle and paperback. https://a.co/d/bF9omo1
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.
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Her Own Legacy: Château de Verzat Series, Book 1
Historical Quotes from Her Own Revolution
“If women were taught to read, they could have jobs like these men instead of selling their
bodies to feed their children.”
“All this time I had been dressing as a man to feel powerful, when all along, I was powerful. I
was a powerful woman. And I was proud.”
“Guilt sat in my chest, thick like mud.”
“… the guillotine represented equality, even in death.”
“At first, only royal and noble blood was shed here. Now, in a frenzy of democracy, anyone’s
head could be chopped off, blacksmiths, chandlers, and laundresses alike.”
“If I allowed an innocent man to go to his death, what did that say about me—my character? Did
I want to be that person? Even if I despised that woman, did I have the courage to change the
names?”
“At least the Committee of Public Safety couldn’t imprison me for my thoughts. If they could,
I’d already be headless.”
“If I’d dressed as a man, I’d be a lot drier. Ruffles were totally useless. Hat brims deflected the
rain. All the stupid layers I wore and why was it that women’s clothing did nothing to keep them
dry?”
“How ironic that a government group dedicated to safety could be so dangerous.”
“Papa, you try people in batches, like a cook selecting bundles of carrots for stew. Do
you not see each human being as a creature with a soul?”
“My father was a butcher of human souls and the Tribunal an abattoir.”
“I have obeyed the decrees of the Committee of Public Safety and the Convention. I have
followed and upheld the laws with diligence. What can I possibly be tried for when I have
carried out the laws to the letter?” Antoine Fouquier-Tinville, Public Prosecutor, Paris
“You saved hundreds of lives, now save your own.” Louis LaGarde
“I had felt so imperfect. But I should not have had to be perfect to be loved.”
“My breath sat in my chest cold and solid as ice. He still believed he was innocent. He’d go to
the guillotine professing it. But really, what choice did he have? Admit to his heartless
cruelty? At one time, I’d thought him insane. But I’d told myself that lie so I could keep loving
him and remain his daughter. He wasn’t insane—he was a monster.”
“I’d not heard one apologetic word from my father. Not one syllable of regret. He truly was a
monster. Th ere was only one more thing I owed my father—witnessing his death.”
“Oh, to be born a noble—no commoner inherited a guaranteed income. Little wonder the
revolutionaries wanted to kill them.”
“All this time I had been dressing as a man to feel powerful, when all along, I was powerful. I
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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