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Last updated feb 1st, 2025, by Veronique J. Morais

Lily of the Valley

Historical Romance / Drama / Literary Fiction

Taking place in 1896, Eastern Canada, in an Acadian Town

To the outside eye, Primrose knew her friendship with Sophie was seen as sweet and innocent. But it hid a terrible secret — 

Sophie’s fiery red hair, those stunning jade-green eyes, and that gentle smile on her pink lips—they tormented her, bringing a flush to her cheek, a pounding in her heart, and a troubling realization; she was madly in love with a woman.

But Primrose was from a wealthy family. Her future was already planned and she had to marry a gentleman soon.

Should she respect her family's wishes and live a life like a thousand others?
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Lily of the Valley is a story about love, overcoming your own prejudices, and finding the courage to follow your own path in life.

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Features

  • 100k words

  • Illustrations by the author

  • Unique writing style that combines vivid descriptions, poems, letters and drawings.

Sample

Extract from Chapter 4

     Sophie nodded with a subdued smile and headed indoors. As she stepped into the mansion, the grand hall greeted her with its high ceilings and rich, polished woodwork. The usually comforting, familiar surroundings now felt eery, and even more so with each echoing step on the varnished floor. Around her, everything was sparkling clean, polished to a mirror, but also completely void of life.
     The contrast of luxury and loneliness was quite daunting, and Sophie wasn’t sure what to think of it. It was not a new feeling. Sophie hated going into Primrose’s home by herself. She always felt out of place, and awkward… scared to touch anything at all.
What if it was an heirloom or something precious?
     She came to a stop at the foot of the ornate staircase, as she rested her hand on the cool wood of the newel post, observing the sculpted nightingale decorating it, a testament to Primrose’s lineage and status. The very touch of it reminded her of the countless times she had raced up these stairs with her friend, their laughter ringing through the halls. A pang of something akin to longing, but deeper, more complex, stirred within her.
     Their differences in wealth once seemed insignificant, but now they were revealed to be the catalysts for an inevitable drift, a growing divide between them. Of course, Sophie was leaving to explore the world and continue her studies, but Primrose would be far away, living on an unknown remote estate.
     Would the playful, adventurous, and mischievous woman that she knew be stilled and quieted? Would she still be Prim? Could they even remain friends after all this?

Content Warning

Please be aware that this book contains mature themes such as depictions of internalized homophobia, physical/psychological abuse, and self harm. Some swearing of a religious nature but nothing too serious (e.g. saying the lord's name in vain)

Purchase

Amazon Release;

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Preorders opening in 2025

 

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