A Reluctant Belle
A Reluctant Belle by Beth White, published by Baker Publishing Group on June 4, 2019, is a historical fiction novel that explores the complexities of love and duty in a post-Civil War Southern setting. The story follows Joelle Daughtry, an impoverished Southern belle who secretly writes articles advocating for a Negro school while assisting her sisters in transforming their family plantation into a resort hotel. As tensions rise with the growing influence of the Ku Klux Klan, Joelle finds herself navigating a perilous landscape of social change and personal conflict.
Readers will discover a narrative that intertwines themes of romance and social justice, as Joelle confronts her childhood rival, Schuyler Beaumont, who is now an investor in the plantation’s renovation and a political candidate. As they are forced to collaborate for the sake of their families, the evolving dynamics between them challenge their previous animosities and lead to unexpected feelings. This edition contains 366 pages and is presented in English, offering a rich exploration of historical and Christian themes within its storyline.
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Impoverished Southern belle Joelle Daughtry has a secret. By day she has been helping her sisters in their quest to turn the run-down family plantation into a resort hotel after the close of the Civil War. But by night and under a male pseudonym, she has been penning articles for the local paper in support of the construction of a Negro school. With the Mississippi arm of the Ku Klux Klan gaining power and prestige, Joelle knows she is playing a dangerous game.
When childhood enemy and current investor in the Daughtry house renovation Schuyler Beaumont takes over his assassinated father’s candidacy for state office, Joelle finds that in order to protect her family and her home, she and Schuyler will have to put aside their longstanding personal conflict and develop a united public front. The trouble is, what do you do when animosity becomes respect–and even love–if you’re already engaged to someone else?
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