On the ship heading for 1800s New Orleans, an inexperienced young women flees the unwelcome caresses of the man she was forced into marrying, only to be enchanted by the touch of a stranger. Her unthinking rashness plunges her into terrible circumstances in the colorful French Quarter. Will she be able to find her way to happiness with the man she loves?
This book is from the era of 1812 The nautical adventure occurs abroad ship when young bride Jurissa is enchanted by Leon and Philip her husband was ill and puts her in danger in the French Quarter.