Lynn Morris
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Tapestry
$17.99Add to cartThe Creoles Series tells the stories of four young women who attend the Ursuline Convent School in New Orleans during the early nineteenth century. Each book is a romantic adventure that focuses on one woman as she faces the trials of life and faith. In this striking conclusion to The Creoles Series, Gilbert Morris delivers his award-winning storytelling, told against a cultural background unique to this series alone.
Abandoned as an infant on the steps of the Ursuline Convent School, Leonie Vernay has endured the emotional and financial poverty of an orphan. Now a young woman making her way as a humble seamstress in New Orleans, she is startled by a mysterious stranger who claims to know her identity–and her relatives. Will Leonie find acceptance with her long-lost family, or is she on a misguided quest? In this book, Leonie must decide if her longing to belong has clouded her judgment and her ability to see love in others.
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Alchemy : A Novel
$17.99Add to cartEach book in The Creoles Series revolves around one of four girls who become close friends while attending a convent school in New Orleans. The setting reveals the rich and tumultuous years of the nineteenth century, a time when the world seemed to take shape and transform itself daily, to the wonderment of the many immigrants crowding onto America’s shores by way of Louisiana’s bustling port.
The third book in The Creoles Series, The Alchemy focuses on Simone d’Or, a vivacious young woman hardened by high society life, and Colin Seymour, a talented young man from humble beginnings. As the famed singer and composer Lord Beaufort nurtures Colin’s singing voice, Colin rises to stardom in the opera world. At first, Simone judges Colin as a man beneath her standing, but after hearing Colin at the opera, she finds herself captivated by his talent and passion. Meanwhile, Simone’s brother places the family name in jeopardy by his gambling debt, and she must face the possibility of marrying Vernay, a rigid young man of equal status who is feared for his skill in dueling others to the death.
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Exiles : A Novel
$17.99Add to cartBook one of The Creoles Series, captivating novels from bestselling authors Gilbert and Lynn Morris, introduces Chantel Fontaine. Readers follow Chantel through the streets and swamps of Louisiana as she falls in love, faces the loss of both her parents, and searches for the baby sister she thought was lost forever.
The culture of the citizens of nineteenth-century New Orleans was as varied and intriguing as their complexions_French, Spanish, African, and American. As the layers of these cultures intertwine, a rich, entertaining story of love and faith emerges. It is the early 1800s, and Chantel Fountaine, has finished her education at the Ursuline Convent. But the trials and tragedies that preceded her graduation have put her Christian beliefs to the test.
The authors’ unique perspective and the distinctive cultural setting make this novel come alive in the minds and hearts of readers.