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Broken Life - A Fight for Forever: Book 1
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This is a romantic tale of steamy passion and boiling fervor, which also wraps itself in the arms of virtually unexplored history. Moreover, this zeal-filled story crosses time, racial, cultural lines as well as the vast Atlantic. From generation to generation, a special lineage of rare love... read more
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Summary edit
This book is about love cursed in Old Africa. A young African maiden falls in love with a Frenchman captured by her father's warriors. As she watches and cares for him over the next twenty-one days, she is captivated by his beautiful green eyes and his genuine smile and breaks tribal law... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Marquerite - Main Character: Book 1 - French born decendant of an African princess and a wealthy Frenchman
- Bethel: The narrator who is dreaming the past. Her dreams of her ancestrial mothers lead to the final death of the curse in book 10.
- Marguerite: Add a description of this character.
- Magdalene
- Thomas Burnett
- Joshua
- Linda
- Daniel
- Julia
- David
- John
- Jacob
- Maggie
- Sallie
- Frye
- Jeffrey
- Mr. Andis
- Mrs. Willey
- Charles
- Vincent
- James Lee
- Mrs. Tucker
- Mcelwee
- Randolph
- Ruth
- Leslie
- Annie
- Perry
- Lucy
- Adam
First Sentence edit
The year was 1844. Marguerite sailed from France to New York, and she was on her way to Louisiana to visit her father’s family. Her flawless, exceptional beauty commanded attention, and her inner loveliness was magnetic.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 It’s Only A Dream 6
Chapter 2 The Past Meets The Future 14
Chapter 3 The Story of Magdalene 57
Chapter 4 The Honeymoon Begins 70
Chapter 5 The First Dream 81
Chapter 6 The Dream Continues 95
Chapter 7 A Well Needed Rest 112
Chapter 8 A Moment’s Treasure 123
Chapter 9 A Note From The Past 141
Chapter 10 Unwelcomed Visitors 151
Chapter 11 Understanding Julia’s love 171
Chapter 12 A New Beginning 198
Chapter 13 A Plan for the Future 210
Chapter 14 Thomas and Marguerite’s Gift 223
Chapter 15 A Night of Farewells 242
Chapter 16 Marguerite Continues To Learn 252
Chapter 17 Having Faith 261
Chapter 18 The Journey Home 284
Chapter 19 Realization of truth 309
Chapter 20 A New Love 328
Chapter 21 Laid to Rest 339
Chapter 22 Is this Dream Real? 348
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 1 in Broken Life - A Fight for Forever. (standard series)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Romance › Historical
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