Introducing The Westward Bound Series

This is your invitation to unplug, step away from the screens, and escape into a time gone by with a story that unfolds... one letter at a time.

Choose Your StoryIs This A Gift

Rosie's Story

Rosie, our young heroine, is straddling the thin line between the future she gets to create and the one her father has planned for her.

In a moment of impulse, she decides, and rides the waves of consequence because of it. 

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Addison's Story

Addison believes Manifest Destiny has called her to move to Oregon and away from her family in York, PA to teach English to the "savage" children.  

Even though her desire is unwavering, everything seems to be getting in her way to answer the calling.

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Bettina's Story

Born into slavery in South Carolina, Bettina is illegally taught how to read and write, creating opportunity for her to help in the most unlikely of places.

She is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure freedom for the slaves and must find inner strength when the losses are stacked up against her.

The turbulence following the end of the Civil War doesn't feel like freedom, and long held secrets force Bettina to head westward in order to keep her family intact. 

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What's included

Lavender Letters is unlike any story subscription you've ever seen! 

  • 24 Letters delivered twice per month for a full year!
  • A Welcome Kit (with surprises!)
  • A GIFT Option (It includes a BIRTHDAY GIFT & A MOTHER 'S DAY GIFT!)
  • Holiday Cards & Postcards!
  • CHOOSE Your Story!- (Three different exciting stories to choose from!)
  • A Full Length Novel (A completely different re-telling of the story!)
  • LESS than $1/day!
Choose Your Story

You deserve to spoil yourself with mail that reminds you to slow down and unplug.  Slip into the past and dive into your first (or next!) adventure.

How Lavender Letters Works

I knew I wanted to write a book... these women, and their stories just had to be told, but a book, I felt... just wouldn't do them justice.  There had to be something more.

I wanted their stories to feel very raw and real and I knew that in our current "binge culture", a regular book that would be devoured in a few days or weeks, wasn't what I was looking for.

 Lavender Letters were created.

 What if... I let the characters tell their own stories through letters and diary entries?  So the reader ONLY knows what the character knows... 

What if... I mailed the letters, creating the same tension family members of the era would have felt.  Anticipating a letter from their loved one continuing the story of their journey; always checking the mail to see if something new arrived. 

So I decided to mail out two letters per month for a full thirteen months with the story being completed with twenty-four letters.

But what if... I could make it better.  Deepen the experience with additional items.

Newspaper articles.  Telegrams.  Recipes.  Maps. Photos.  Really draw in the reader into the era and allow themselves to go back in time. 

How else could I spoil a reader?  Maybe adding in a bit of modern day gifts? Gift-giving is my love language!

I find fun and sometimes clever ways to spoil our subscribers, because I am so grateful for their support and I want them to always be looking to their mailbox for that next letter or surprise coming their way.

Gifts. Postcards. Swag.  ... yeeesssss...

But how can I make this subscription different...?

A book.  

A complete re-telling of the story in a full-length novel. 

I re-wrote the entire story from a narrator's point of view.

When you enjoy the letters and diary entries as such every month, and become immersed in the era, it limits the information you are privy to.  The letters and diary entries are written in the manner and perspective of the author of the letter.  You only know what they know.  That could leave behind some unanswered questions!

The book, answers all the missing questions.  Fills in all the gaps.  Reveals unknown secrets.

Completes the story as a whole.

The letters by themselves are complete. 

The book by itself is complete. 

But put them both together, and you have a fully immersive story.

I hope you are curious enough to join us.  Take your love of historical fiction to a whole other level when you join me inside Lavender Letters.

Don't wait another moment!  Choose your story!

Elizabeth Bourgeret

Choose Your Story

What Our Customers Say

  • Patricia Lambert

    Well, all I seem to get is junk mail, so it is a pleasure to get a letter I want to read.  Also to find out what happens next in the story.  Also a post card comes every now and then, and a package.  Elizabeth has a great imagination and her characters are interesting.

    I have read all her fictional books, and am looking forward to the next one.

    My sister thinks her books would make good Hallmark movies!

  • Orakay Redmond

    I got your sweet post card today.  It really made me smile that you took the time to hand write, just to me.

    I so enjoy my Lavender Letters.  I have marked in my phone calendar when I should get them.

    Thank you for this fun subscription.

  • Linda LaCrone

    They're Fantastic!  My favorite thing about Lavender Letters is the format of the story being told through letters/ diary entries... a brilliant way to tell a story!  And the delivery... Love it!  Completely fits with the era of the story.  I hope more people come to know Lavender Letters!

This Story Subscription is Worth Waiting For!

You need a reason to look forward to getting mail again.  Can you remember a time when getting the mail was a chance for exciting news?  Correspondence from loved ones.  Invitations.  Thank you cards.  Christmas cards!  Our history & connection is being replaced with technology.  And that's not necessarily a bad thing... I love the way it allows me to connect with you! 

But sometimes... it's good to unplug.

Take some time for you.  Step back into yesterday and completely immerse yourself in another time.

Receiving a purple envelope in the midst of the bills and junk mail, somehow makes life a little better.

24 letters + a full length novel

(plus gifts to surprise you along the way.)

Do something nice for you.  Less than a $1/day

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Choose Your Rosie's Story

Monthly Option ($25)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged monthly until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.
Annual Option ($300)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged annually until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.

Choose Bettina's Story

Monthly Option ($25)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged monthly until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.
Annual Option ($300)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged annually until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.

Choose Addison's Story

Monthly Option ($25)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged monthly until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.
Annual Option ($300)
This is a recurring subscription. You will be charged annually until cancelled. Your price remains the same for the life of your subscription, as long as it remains current. You may cancel at any time.