Whichever Way the Road Leads by J.A. Boulet 💕 Behind the Scenes, Book Tour and $10 Gift Card Giveaway 💕 (Historical Romance)

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Be careful which road you take, you never know where it'll lead.

Meet Jesse Eastman, a young man from a powerful and wealthy American family. When he joins a group of rough fur traders on a journey to open up the American Northwestern Frontier, Jesse thinks his days are numbered.

The looming War of 1812 and a rugged farm woman from Upper Canada may prove him right.

Zee Collard and her father, George, are half-American, and half-Canadian. They will stop at nothing to protect their livelihoods in Upper Canada. The Collard's family history goes back to the Revolutionary War and their past is not something many Americans are keen on.

Whichever Way The Road Leads will pull you into the lives of two American families on both sides of the border who struggle as war breaks out in 1812. This engaging and graphic first book of The Eastman Saga will take you through raging mountainous rivers and early Northwestern Frontier landscapes to the bloody Niagara battlefields of 1812.

Be careful which road you take, you never know where it'll lead.

While I was preparing for the book trailer release for my latest book, Whichever Way The Road Leads, I embarked on a curious crusade of filming the local area for the YouTube video. 

I needed a horse and a raging river.

I don’t own a horse lol but the raging river was easy, especially with the Niagara Falls so close by. But I still had to find a horse!

I contacted the only person who I knew had a horse, a farm woman in the Niagara region near me. 

She agreed and I made my way to Montasola Farms to meet her and her fiancé. 

I was delighted to have the chance to see the horse and go behind the scenes to the back of Montasola Farms. 

When I arrived, she told me that her horse had just recently had a baby! The three-month-old cutie pie would follow momma everywhere and the mother horse could become a bit unruly about strangers coming too close. So, her fiancé brought out another horse from the stables that his family owns. Her name was Felicity.

Well, what a beautiful, well-trained mare! She strutted along the treelined path and gave the best performance!

I’m forever grateful to Montasola Farms for contributing to my book trailer video for Whichever Way The Road Leads. It certainly lent a realistic feel to my book, since the story focuses on the Niagara region, right where the video was filmed.

Thanks for joining my book tour and you can check out my official book trailer video here: https://youtu.be/_ULhoNshAF4 

Jesse walked confidently to the group as the man spoke commandingly to him in the Arikaran language. Jesse looked at him in bewilderment.

“He said that he would take everyone into the village and save our lives in exchange for the bear pelt and the canoe,” the woman translated slowly. 

The Arikara guard spoke again, quickly, almost jumbling over his words with passion.

“He also says that this is not a free stay. Everyone must work once they are healthy enough.” The woman explained the rest of the agreement and looked at Jesse for confirmation.

Jesse looked back at the stranded Overland Astorian group. They were probably three more days away from dying, he thought. Losing the bear pelt was nothing, but the canoe would be a huge sacrifice. “Tell him we will give him what he wants,” Jesse replied, rubbing his long beard. “But he must allow us to rebuild a new canoe with the surrounding trees. It is our only survival to return to St. Louis.”

The woman frowned, turned to the Arikara guard, and relayed the message in their native tongue.

The Arikara man’s mouth frowned in deliberation. Then, a half smile graced his face. He spoke rapidly to the woman, then turned to his group of guards, gesturing for them to grab the canoe and bear fur. They began approaching the Astorians as the native woman spoke to Jesse. “They have agreed,” she translated, with a funny grin on her face. “He also said that you are stupid and young.”

Jesse laughed and patted her on the shoulder. “Thank you,” he said. “You saved our lives.”

“No,” she replied. “You did, Jesse.”

    

J. A. Boulet is the passionate author of six historical fiction novels. Raised in a Hungarian refugee family, J. A. was born and grew up in Canada with a strong moral foundation, which she has stood behind all her life. Ms. Boulet began writing poetry at a very young age and progressed to short stories and novels easily. She quickly became a history geek and became fascinated with ancestry and the rough path of immigration. Her university studies ranged from photojournalism to accounting. After decades of working in accounting, J. A. published her first book in 2020 and has since published one to two books annually. 

She lives in the Niagara region of Canada with her two sons, a crested gecko, a large Doberdor dog, and a small orchard of fruit trees.

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