{"product_id":"at-what-cost-silence-the-texian-trilogy-book-1-9781647426033","title":"At What Cost, Silence?: The Texian Trilogy, Book 1","description":"Adrien Villere suspects he is not like other boys. For years, he desperately locks away his feelings and fears--but eventually, tragedy and loss drive him to seeking solace from his mentor, a young neighbor Jacob Hart. Jacob's betrayal of Adrien's trust, however, results in secret abuse, setting off a chain of actions from which neither Adrien's wise sister, Bernadette, nor his closest friend, Isaac, can turn him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt What Cost, Silence\u003c\/i\u003e presents two contrasting plantation families in a society where strict rules of belief and behavior are clear, and public opinion can shape an entire life. Centerstage are the Villeres, a family less brutal than the Harts, but no less divisive. Often-absent Papa Paien Villere guards several secrets he has kept from everyone--including one which could destroy his entire family. Years after Jacob's betrayal, Adrien falls hopelessly in love with his former mentor's erotically precocious and beautiful young sister Lily--whose father has affianced her to a wealthy older man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat will happen if Lily's violent brother learns of Adrien and Lily's clandestine affair? Will Adrien aid in freeing Isaac--an enslaved Black man--as promised? Will Bernadette find the unconventional life she seeks? Or will their entire world end as states secede and war creeps ever closer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647426033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352","brand":"Karen Lynne Klink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103882281141,"sku":"9781647426033","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_052d78fc-3684-44b8-a010-0a066232d689.jpg?v=1693281898","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/at-what-cost-silence-the-texian-trilogy-book-1-9781647426033","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}