The Guy Park Maid
Frances Dupont
Type: Beta project
Genre: Historical fiction
Word count: 111,000
Warnings: Graphic sexual content
After five years of servitude, Dottie finally claims her fifty-acre farm, only to discover that finding a husband who wants her heart, not just her land, may be harder than earning her freedom ever was. Please note: this book is part of a series, and a series synopsis will be provided.
At seventeen, Dottie is thrilled to accompany the Guy Johnson family to their grand new estate, where she shares their celebrations, but also mourns their tragedies as she navigates the moral complexities of a slave-dependent household and eagerly awaits the end of her indenture. When she finally claims her hard-won land, she faces an unexpected challenge: the suitors lining up want her land, not her love, but the answer to her loneliness may have been waiting in plain sight all along.
I’m a scientist, teacher, traveler, amateur historian and genealogist who loves research and facts. I had to master fiction, however, to tell the undocumented stories of my ancestors. In my 18th century family saga Mansions on the Mohawk, I explore historic events from the point of view of Dottie, an indentured maid who served the family of the Sir William Johnson, British Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Much was written by and about the important men of that time, but little was written by or about the women. I love reading between the lines to discover what happened to ordinary people.
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