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By Beatrice Cayzer

2016 Finalist Chanticleer e-book Awards for old Fiction

President John Quincy Adams wed English-born Louisa Johnson after a yr pause among the asking and dealing with with the wedding. He attempted to get our of marrying her, a twenty-two 12 months outdated spinster with a shady promised of a dowry which may by no means be paid, and a murky mystery in her background.
During their 50 yr lengthy marriage either persisted tough instances. As president, John Quincy Adams and Louisa have been deeply disturbed from their earliest formative years through the horrors of slavery. jointly John Quincy and Louisa have been in a position to accomplish the graduation of slavery. The problem introduced them jointly in a overdue amorous dating hovering to pleased heights.
Their courting unfolds in Louisa's personal strenuous voice from the pages of her mystery diary. She spares no information about the trips she takes, the hardships she endures, and so much of the entire labor it takes to benefit to place love into each note and action.
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A nice e-book the writer Beatrice succeeded to maintain the reader overjoyed to learn each web page in her e-book and to take us throughout the trip of the original personality of Louise and stay the period of the 1700 and 1800.in any such attention-grabbing method. I certainly loved each web page during this compelling tale. A needs to read.. - Samira S.
A tremendous tale After examining this manuscript, i will be able to say that I fell in love with Louisa Adams. She was once a robust person whose existence tale had to be informed. Louisa Adams made an impression. i could not placed the booklet down. A needs to learn. - L. Bell

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