{"title":"About On Devonshire Shores","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 64, 163);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLushly descriptive novels set in Regency England about a set of sisters who open a boarding house on the coast and find romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 64, 163);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult historical romance (regency England, primarily)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThree books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance\/Sex:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStrong, usually clean. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOvert Christian content\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReaders who like vividly described historical novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like these novels if you like... \u003c\/strong\u003eJane Austen and the Bronte Sisters\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sisters-of-sea-view-by-julie-klassen","title":"The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of On Devonshire Shores\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions. Determined to stay together, Sarah convinces them to open their seaside home to guests to make ends meet and provide for their ailing mother. Instead of the elderly invalids they expect to receive, however, they find themselves hosting eligible gentlemen. Sarah is soon torn between a growing attraction to a mysterious Scottish widower and duty to her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViola Summers wears a veil to cover her scar. When forced to choose between helping in her family's new guest house and earning money to hire a maid to do her share, she chooses the latter. She reluctantly agrees to read to some of Sidmouth's many invalids, preferring the company of a few elders with failing eyesight to the fashionable guests staying in their home. But when her first client turns out to be a wounded officer in his thirties, Viola soon wishes she had chosen differently. Her new situation exposes her scars--both visible and those hidden deep within--and her cloistered heart will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin the Summers sisters on the Devonshire coast, where they discover the power of friendship, loyalty, love, and new beginnings.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Summers carefully lifted the family heirloom, a warm mantle of nostalgia settling over her. The porcelain plate rimmed in gold had been painted with a colorful image of three sisters in Chinese robes, clustered close as a fourth read to them. Papa had given it to their mother long ago. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46758593954018,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/HistoricalRomanceTheSistersoftheSeaView-Klassen.png?v=1755204852"},{"product_id":"wnter-by-the-sea-by-julie-klassen","title":"A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of On Devonshire Shores\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRoyalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal family's male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they've invited secrets and intrigue into their home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Emily Summers longs to become an author. A local publisher offers to consider her novel if she will first write a Sidmouth guidebook for him. Emily agrees and begins researching the area with help from the Duke of Kent's handsome private secretary. But a surprise visitor from her past shows up at Sea View, leaving Emily torn between the desires she's long held dear and her budding dreams for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn to the Devonshire coast with the Summers sisters, where loyalties are tested, secrets come to light, and new love emerges.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf a quill pen was truly more powerful than a rapier, as Shakespeare suggested, then a pen must also be more powerful than a needle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46758594740450,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/HistoricalRomanceAWinterbytheSea-Klassen.png?v=1758922576"},{"product_id":"the-seaside-homecoming-by-julie-klassen","title":"The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 3 of On Devonshire Shores\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA surprise homecoming tests the bonds of sisterhood as a hidden past comes to light . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland. About to lose her place and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire sees an advertisement from someone looking for a \"respectable female partner\" in a Sidmouth boarding house. Is it a sign? She answers the ad, hoping she has not made another reckless mistake. When she meets the handsome, secretive proprietor, she wonders what he's hiding and if he's any more trustworthy than the nobleman who betrayed her years ago. Claire is drawn to him even though she fears he will reject her when he discovers her genteel façade hides a less-than-respectable past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the Summers family learns their great-aunt has died and Claire has disappeared without a word. The sisters rally together to find their lost sibling, but will their unexpected reunion heal old wounds and rekindle their bonds . . . or deepen the divide?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn to the captivating Devonshire coast as the Summers sisters navigate romance, second chances, and the enduring strength of sisterhood in the face of adversity.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBleak. 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