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In 1661 France, believing in the wrong God is a death sentence. For Suzanne de Tassigny, a young Protestant hiding in a Catholic world, the only way to escape the King’s brutal dragoons is to vanish entirely.
Her chance at survival comes via a daring gamble: joining the Filles du Roi—the King’s Daughters. Suzanne boards a ship bound for the rugged, untamed wilderness of New France (modern-day Quebec). To stay alive, she must marry a stranger and forge a home in a land where the elements are as unforgiving as the religious persecution she fled.
But the secrets Suzanne carries are heavy, and in a small, tight-knit colony, they are dangerous to keep. As she battles the harsh Canadian winter and the shadows of her past, Suzanne must discover if she has the courage to be who she truly is in a world that demands she conform.
2023 IPPY Silver Award Winner - Book Series - Fiction (Defying the Crown)
2022 Chaucer Book Award Finalist - Historical Fiction
2022 IPPY Gold Award Winner - Religious Fiction
★★★★★ "Beautiful and breathtaking. I gripped the pages and held on until the very end."
★★★★★ "This was such an exceptional book. It wasn't a “quick read.” But it was so full bodied. Beautifully researched and written. I applauded Kerry Chaput for being to life the stories of brave, badass women in history."
