Her Secret Legacy

Juliette is abandoned shortly after her birth; a nameless babe left to fate's unpredictable whims. In exchange for a hefty sum, she is left in the care of a destitute country doctor, a man whose stoic resolve guides her transformation from fragile infancy to a beautiful young woman of strength and vitality. Yet, within the walls of their home, resentment simmers like an ever-present storm, as the doctor's wife and daughter begrudgingly share their lives with the enigmatic orphan.
In a moment of audacious bravery, she rescues a stranger, the enigmatic Francois, from the merciless clutches of a raging river. It is here, amidst the roiling waters, that she discovers her one true love, a love that will reshape the very fabric of her existence. Francois descends upon her quiet town with a mission far grander than the quaint streets and rustic facades suggest. He is Juliette's tether to a destiny unimagined, a journey to Paris and the chateau of a wealthy old uncle she has never...