The Cautious Maiden: The Everstone Chronicles

by Dawn Crandall

Publisher:

Whitaker House

, 2016

Overview

Violet Hawthorne is beyond mortified when her brother Ezra turns their deceased parents’ New England country inn into a brothel to accommodate the nearby lumberjacks—but when Violet’s own reputation is compromised, the inn becomes the least of her worries.

In an effort to salvage her good name, Violet is forced into an engagement with a taciturn acquaintance—Vance Everstone.

As she prepares for a society wedding, Violet learns that her brother had staked her hand in marriage in a heated poker game with the unsavory Rowen Steele, and Ezra had lost. Now Rowen is determined to cash in on his IOU.

With danger stalking her and a new fiancé who hides both his emotion and his past, Violet must decide who to trust—and who to leave behind.

Praise for The Cautious Maiden

A redeemed rogue and a wronged maiden—bound together in a passionate but seemingly ill-fated relationship. If you love romance in the style of Jane Austen, you’ll love The Cautious Maiden! Dawn Crandall draws the reader in with complex characters and hints of danger, adding layers of emotion in a skillful blend that makes this a book you won’t soon forget!

——Susan Anne Mason

A hint of mystery, a dose of betrayal, and a tantalizing romance—everything a historical romance lover could want! Dawn Crandall yet again crafts a tale that will leave her readers breathless.

——Roseanna M. White

Product Details

• Title : The Cautious Maiden
• Author: Crandall, Dawn
• Publisher: Whitaker House
• Publication Date: 2016
• ISBN: 9781629117515

About Dawn Crandall

A graduate of Taylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education, Dawn Crandall started writing her first inspirational historical romance, The Hesitant Heiress, in 2010. The novel went on to become the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Carol Award Finalist for Debut Novel and received the 2015 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence in the Inspirational Category.
Dawn authored three more books in her Everstone Chronicles series: The Bound Heart (2014); The Captive Imposter (2015); and The Cautious Maiden (2016). The Bound Heart received the 2015 Clash of the Titles Laurel Award.
Prior to becoming an author, Dawn worked with AmeriCorps, was a bookseller at Barnes & Noble, worked at a large pediatric dentist office, taught at a preschool, and answered phones at a downtown construction company in Indianapolis. She serves as secretary of ACFW’s Indiana Chapter.
She and her husband, Jonathan, live with their two sons on a hobby farm in northeast Indiana.