by John Cameron
First published 2019
The De Catinat family watches their world collapse in 1690 France. Louis XIV has stripped them of wealth and titles because they are Huguenots, French Protestants facing systematic persecution. Death seems certain until an American visitor arranges their escape to the New World. But freedom remains distant. A fanatical Jesuit priest pursues them with warrants for their arrest. The family must flee French Canada for the Protestant settlements of New England, crossing hundreds of miles of wilderness. Hostile Iroquois warriors hunt them through trackless forests. The priest closes in behind them. Every step forward brings new dangers as the De Catinats struggle to reach safety. Their survival depends on outwitting enemies who want them captured, converted, or dead.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, historical-drama
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: France, New World, New England, French Canada
Period: 1690
443 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: violence