Description
Ismérie Chénier was born into a privileged life; her father's family made their fortune as fur traders in Canada and he was made a baron by Napoleon, her mother came from a wealthy but lowly aristocratic family, and she was an only child. However, her life comes to a screeching halt when her family contracts small pox and die leaving her penniless. She found employment as a maid to the Lefevre siblings; a blacksmith and his spinster sister, both generous and cunning. Her future is practically set. She is to marry the blacksmith and live a lower middle class life, a dream come true for girls like her friend Mirielle. But of course, this is not the life she wants. She finds an escape in a group of students led by the passionate Enjolras, a man of great beauty and capable of being terrible. Will Ismérie reclaim her life or will she walk down the aisle with the blacksmith? OC/Enjolras
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