Laura: Chronicles of the Hudson River Valley

By Jean Jacobsen

One innocent kiss - Good intentions gone wrongCompromise. Secrets. Love.New York, 1832Laura and long-time friend Charles are discovered in a compromisingSituation during an 1830s high society ball. Her father insists they marryImmediately to satisfy social dictates and preserve the family's good name.Laura always dreamed of being a couture designer and traveling to Europe toVisit all the famous fashion houses. Although she's stubborn, determined, andNever afraid to challenge society's rules, she also longs for a moreConventional life. With love and a family someday.Charles is a gentleman and amiable companion, willing to pay theConsequences for indulging the whim of his one true friend. Although heAccepts their new relationship, a dark secret holds him back from fullyCommitting to the marriage. Can he find the inner strength to confront hisDemons and be a true husband to his wife?In one of the most life-changing years of their lives, will Laura and CharlesContinue their platonic relationship, or will they find a way to overcome theCircumstances of their hurried union and make their life together all they ever wanted?Laura is a sweet and wholesome American historical romance set in NewYork's Hudson River Valley in the 1830s. If you like strong femaleCharacters, roguish heroes, and 19th Century adventure tales, you'll loveJean Jacobsen's latest novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1688569332
• ISBN13: 9781688569331
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"