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For fans of Rosemary Rogers and Janelle Taylor, a sweeping
New Orleans romance of wild passion, dark secrets and forbidden love . .
.
Returning home to his beloved New Orleans after months in
Jamaica, Bastien Thibodeaux reluctantly agrees to take two passengers on
board his ship—an older English gentleman tending his ailing younger
wife, Lily. That’s their story, at least. But as Bastien uses his skills
as a Cajun healer to help Lily, he becomes convinced of two things: She
is not who she claims to be. And though she may be out of bounds for
the illegitimate son of a bayou priestess, their attraction is decidedly
mutual.
When Lily’s father bequeathed her his entire estate, he
unwittingly made her a target. She barely escaped England alive, aided
by her godfather. New Orleans holds both temptation and danger as she
convalesces in Bastien’s lavish residence. A single night together is
all she dares allow. But once they succumb, there can be no denying this
desire, or how much they’ll risk in its name . . .AMAZON LINK
5 STARS
What a great surprise this book was! From the very opening pages of this book all the way through to the end.
It had such good, complex main characters, which I liked a lot. Especially complex when it comes to what each of their lives have been like up to this point. And you just know that things are going to keep being a challenge for quite a while. The book blurb pretty much promises that didn't it? There's plenty of action and dangers for both Lily and Bastien, don'cha know? And yes, that is a teasing reference when I say, "don'cha know?" It is a phrase that crops up a few times in the speech pattern of some of the people in New Orleans. Made me smile.
One thing that didn't make me smile was her class rigid godfather and Bastien's mother. But did they add to the story? Of course.
There were other people who were charming additions to the story whether they were by blood or adoptions of the heart.
At one point, I felt that the story started to drag just a tad but then it took off in so many ways. I'm glad that I stuck with it because of a wonderful ending and Epilogue.
"I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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