[ contents of this preface: introduction to the story, the lead couple of the story, some visuals, trigger information etc.]

INTRODUCTION;

- This is an AU story from the world of Disney's "The Aristocats" (1970) film. Laurentine Bonfamille is my original character, and she is the elder sister of Adelaide Bonfamille who is the old retired opera musician who owns the cat Duchess and her kittens in the movie. This story will take place a long time before the movie (the movie is set in 1910, my story starts in 1880 going into 1881) and follows mainly Adelaide's older sister Laurentine, so Adelaide is very young in this book. Also, she doesn't have Duchess and her kittens yet (obviously), but there will be other pets in this book, for all you pet lovers, so don't worry. Furthermore, I do have more disney AU books that I have written up on my wattpad & ao3 accounts, in case you are interested!

THE LEAD COUPLE;

-Laurentine Bonfamille (24 y/o) // opera performer, a mezzo-soprano, empathetic, compassionate, generous.

-Édouard Arsenault (33 y/o) // Bank CEO, financiér, investor, businessman, straightforward, stoic, closed off.

GENRE/TROPES;

-Dark romance, marriage of convenience, historical fiction, slowburn romance, Aristocats AU.

TRIGGER WARNINGS;

- Please note trigger warnings for: eventual sexual content, mentions of abuse, violence, gaslighting/manipulation, explicit language, 18+ only please.

SUMMARY;

-The year is 1880.
A twenty year old orphaned and aspiring opera musician Adelaide Bonfamille's privileged life is suddenly thrown awry when her beautiful and equally generous twenty four year old elder sister, guardian, and popular Parisian opera singer, Laurentine Bonfamille, catches the eye of a power hungry and ruthless businessman trying to take over the entirety of 1880's Paris by storm.

Please refrain from plagiarizing my work, characters, ideas and concept.

VISUAL DIARY;