Marie of the Sea (Book 1, On the Shore)

❤ A BESTSELLING trilogy with over 20,000 copies sold ❤
A passionate historical romance that weaves deep sensuality with tender emotions, sweeping readers into a world where desire and imagination intertwine.

Cap-des-Rosiers, 1899. In the embrace of a Catholic village frozen by traditions, Marie, an untameable young woman, awakens to the pleasures of love in the arms of the handsome Antoine, visiting the Cape. But their romance, as passionate as it is, collides with the invisible walls of morality and religion.
When Antoine leaves, taking Marie’s dreams with him, will she be able to overcome the absence and desire that consume her?
Rejected by the villagers and prisoner of her solitude, Marie finds an echo of her passion in the heart of Charles, her childhood friend.
Torn between the memory of Antoine and Charles’s ardor, she embarks on a tumultuous affair that threatens to upend everything.
Will Charles dare to defy conventions for the love of the one everyone rejects?
Will Antoine return to claim the heart of his beautiful Marie ?
At the heart of this love triangle, Marie, sensual and mysterious, confides in the sea from atop her cliff, guardian of her most intimate secrets.
Will her desire for freedom and true love survive judgments and obstacles ?

Let yourself be enchanted by this love story where the author’s poetic pen delicately paints the torments of a soul in search of the absolute. In this last summer of the 19th century, delve into the intimacy of a young woman who abandons herself to life and love, without fear and without regrets.

Marie, though anchored in her time, echoes the women of today: she aspires to be loved for who she is. Determined and passionate, she braves gossip to fully live her desires, defying the disapproving looks of village women jealous of her spirit and freedom.

This first volume paves the way for the epic love story of Antoine and Marie. Their path, strewn with pitfalls and challenges, will forge over the years an indestructible love that will transcend time. Let yourself be carried away by this three-volume saga, where each trial strengthens a bond that even the years cannot break.

Abandon yourself to the sensual and poetic universe of Marie de la mer. Dive into this ocean of emotions and let yourself be overwhelmed by a romance from which you will not want to emerge.

Intended for readers of 16 and over.
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Since 1994, Annie Lavigne has published a dozen novels with renowned publishers.

The Druid’s Prophecy (Avana, Book 1)
The Mages’ Quest (Avana, Book 2)
The Red Dragon Awakens (Avana, Book 3)
Lust… between you two (Young Romance, Book 1)
Lust… in you (Young Romance, Book 2)
Lust… and found (Young Romance, Book 3)
On the Shore (Marie of the Sea, Book 1)
At the Castle (Marie of the Sea, Book 2)
Under the Moon (Marie of the Sea, Book 3)
The Invasion (The Brotherhood of the Serpent, Book 1)
The Rebellion (The Brotherhood of the Serpent, Book 2)