A Goodreads user asked Genevieve Graham:

I just finished reading Tides of Honour. As a Nova Scotian, I enjoyed hearing the story of Daniel Baker and Audrey Poulin. It is obvious from the breadth of the story, from France to England to the Eastern Shore to Halifax, that a great deal of research was required. I am wondering specifically what, if any, historical figure inspired the name of the character Pierre Antoine?

Genevieve Graham Normally I do a fair amount of research when I come up with character names, checking the census for the year/country/region they were born, etc, but I'm sorry to say that Pierre's name came out of thin air. At the time I was actually reading up on Ponzi schemes and had hoped to include him in that type of scandal, but those began a decade or so later. He was an interesting character—in my head, anyway. In the beginning I saw him as a wealthy, womanizing con, but he didn't have too ugly a heart. But he sure didn't like having a "nobody" like Danny upsetting any of his plans, and things escalated.

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