Nothing in sixteen-year-old Mary MacAlistair's years in a convent shcool had prpared her for the mysterious box left to her by the mother she had never known. The name and address carved beneath the lid and its enigmatic contents were her only clues to her real identity, bt enough to light a raging desire to find her family and her past.
Thus Mary would begin an unforgettable journey tothat town of irrepressible hopes and dangerous dreams - New Orleans. Here from an exotic bordello to an antebellum plantation to a sultry Quadroon Ball, she would ultimately expose the darkest secrets of teh city itself. Here she would meet the seductive and irresistibly handsome Valmont Saint-Brevin, a man with the power to ruin her. And here she would have the chance to find the greatest legacy of all: the fulfillment of love.
Thus Mary would begin an unforgettable journey tothat town of irrepressible hopes and dangerous dreams - New Orleans. Here from an exotic bordello to an antebellum plantation to a sultry Quadroon Ball, she would ultimately expose the darkest secrets of teh city itself. Here she would meet the seductive and irresistibly handsome Valmont Saint-Brevin, a man with the power to ruin her. And here she would have the chance to find the greatest legacy of all: the fulfillment of love.
Nothing in 16 year old Mary MacAlistair's years in a convent school prepared her for the mysterious box left to her by the mother she had never known. The name and addess carved beneath the lid and its enigmatic cotents were her only clues to her real identity.
New Orleans held the key to unlocking the past and passions of Mary MacAlister.
