Coffee Pot Book Tour: Daughter of the King by Kerry Chaput

January 30, 2022

Coffee Pot Book Tour: Daughter of the King by Kerry Chaput

The Details:

Book Title: Daughter of the King

Series Title: (Defying the Crown, Book 1)

Author: Kerry Chaput

Publication Date: 16^th December 2021

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Page Length: 248 Pages

Genre: Historical Women’s Fiction

Trigger Warnings:

Violence, sexual assault

The Blurb:

La Rochelle France, 1661. Fierce Protestant Isabelle is desperate to escape persecution by the Catholic King. Isabelle is tortured and harassed, her people forced to convert to the religion that rules the land. She risks her life by helping her fellow Protestants, which is forbidden by the powers of France. She accepts her fate — until she meets a handsome Catholic soldier who makes her question everything.

She fights off an attack by a nobleman, and the only way to save herself is to flee to the colony of Canada as a Daughter of the King. She can have money, protection and a new life — if she adopts the religion she’s spent a lifetime fighting. She must leave her homeland and the promises of her past. In the wild land of Canada, Isabelle finds that her search for love and faith has just begun.

Based on the incredible true story of the French orphans who settled Canada, Daughter of the King is a sweeping tale of one young woman’s fight for true freedom. Kerry Chaput brings the past to life, expertly weaving a gripping saga with vivid historical details. Jump back in time on a thrilling adventure with an unforgettable heroine.

Author Bio:

Born in California wine country, Kerry Chaput began writing shortly after earning her Doctorate degree. Her love of storytelling began with a food blog and developed over the years to writing historical fiction novels. Raised by a teacher of US history, she has always been fascinated by tales from our past and is forever intrigued by the untold stories of brave women. She lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon with her husband, two daughters, and two rescue pups. She can often be found on hiking trails or in coffee shops.

Social Media Links:

Website: https://kerrywrites.com

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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/kerry-chaput

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kerry-Chaput/e/B08123S61Z

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19751692.Kerry_Chaput

Daughter of the King Guest Post

So much of history is written from the male perspective. The story of wars and power struggle and kings seem to dominate our history books. When I discovered the story of eight hundred desperate young women recruited by the King to populate Canada, my first thought was, “Why haven’t I heard about this before?” Orphans, women in servitude or extreme poverty, they certainly didn’t have an easy life in Seventeenth Century France. But then an unbelievable offer presented itself. Agree to move to Canada, and the King will provide you a new life. Offered a trousseau of clothing and linens, a dowry, protection, and the opportunity to choose your own future. It was almost too far-fetched to believe.

I discovered that the Daughters of the King changed the future of North America, and that most every French Canadian can trace their roots back to at least one of these women, if not dozens. The moment I read that they held interviews to choose their husbands from a line of marriageable men, I knew this story needed to be written.

Much of this research was part of an ancestry search for my husband’s family. I found three dozen Daughter of the King in his direct family line. The story tugged at me a little stronger. I traced every one of those women’s lives, scouring the internet for birth and death records, marriage certificates, baptisms. Several women from his mother’s side originated in La Rochelle, on the western coast of France. Here’s where the story took another turn. Much of La Rochelle were Huguenots (French Protestant) resisting the call to convert to Catholicism. They suffered endless torment to fight for their faith. Some of the Daughters of the King were born Huguenots and converted to Catholicism to save themselves. I was hooked.

Intrigued with the idea that my story’s antagonist would be Isabelle’s own country, her Huguenot world started to take shape. High stakes drop the reader into instant tension, and it only grows from there —just like the real world these women lived in. This is such an epic story, I knew early on that this would be a series. The trilogy is called the Resisting the Crown series. The heart of the story is really Isabelle’s fight for her faith. Her own freedom from her family and her king. She must go through a series of challenges to discover what she really believes and if she has the strength to fight for it. Isabelle inspired me through this writing process, and I hope readers feel inspired by her too.

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