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Savage oaks

by Julie Ellis

BRIDE OF LIES Raised behind the cloistered walls of a Paris convent, seventeen-year-old Suzanne Duprée was hardly prepared to become mistress of a magnificent New Orleans estate, let alone become the wife of virtual stranger. But both had happened. Too late she learned that she'd been taken as a bride to save Keith Savage's land, land that also housed his quadroon mistress! She knew now she had to unshroud the secrecy surrounding her own mysterious heritage. On a brazen quest from the glorious mansions of Savannah to the seamy brothels of New Orleans, she would learn the truth about the past she had to find and the man she dared to desire....

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?