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Young and beautiful Felicite is the toast of New Orleans, her kindness and virtue an example to other young women. Daughter of an outlaw merchant, sister to the dangerously handsome swashbuckler Valcour Murat, Felicite's honor is well protected, and her father and brother are the only men in her life. However, such a beautiful and prominent young woman cannot remain sheltered forever. The ruthless Lt. Colonel Morgan McCormack forces his way into her life, making her his mistress with the threat of her father's death. When her father dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Felicite flees her shameful relationship with McCormack, seeking shelter in the haven of her brother's ship. But instead of the respite she expected, she has unwittingly stumbled into a new danger—kidnapped to a secret tropical island where unscrupulous pirates duel for the rights to her favors. Then, unexpectedly, she finds herself once again in the hands of the stranger who had tortured her with exquisite pleasure...

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Swashbuckling adventure ensnares the freedom of enchanting Felicite, but while trapped on the high seas, Felicite finds her capturer's heart made of more than stone.

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Young and beautiful Felicite is the toast of New Orleans, her kindness and virtue an example to other young women. Daughter of an outlaw merchant, sister to the dangerously handsome swashbuckler Valcour Murat. Felicite's honor is well protected, father and brother the only men in her life.

However, such a beautiful and prominent young woman cannot remain sheltered forever. The ruthless Lt. Colonel Morgan McCormack forces his way into her life, making her his mistress with the threat of her father's death.

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Young and beautiful Felicite is the toast of New Orleans, her kindness and virtue an example to other young women. Daughter of an outlaw merchant, sister to the dangerously handsome swashbuckler Valcour Murat, Felicite's honor is well protected, father and brother the only men in her life. However, such a beautiful and prominent young woman cannot remain sheltered forever. The ruthless Lt. Colonel Morgan McCormack forces his way into her life, making her his mistress with the threat of her father's death. When her father dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Felicite flees her shameful relationship with McCormack, seeking shelter in the haven of her brother's ship. But instead of the respite she expected, she has unwittingly stumbled into a new danger—kidnapped to a secret tropical island where unscrupulous pirates duel for the rights to her favors. Then, unexpectedly, she finds herself once again in the hands of the stranger who had tortured her with exquisite pleasure...
About the Author
Jennifer Blake has been called the Steel Magnolia of women's fiction, and a "legend of the genre." She is a seventh generation Louisianian who married at 15, began writing at 21, sold her first book at 27, in 1970, and gained her first New York Times Best Seller nearly 20 years ago with Love's Wild Desire in 1977. She has written over 50 books, including Royal Seduction, Fierce Eden, Shameless, Tigress, and her latest release Garden Of Scandal. A writer of international best-seller status as well, her books have been published in 17 languages for worldwide sales approaching 22 million. She was honored with the position as Writer-in-Residence for the University of Northeastern Louisiana, and is a charter, and honorary, member of Romance Writers of America. She has received numerous awards for her work, but among those she values most are the Golden Treasure Award for Lifetime Achievement from Romance Writers of America, induction into the Affaire de Coeur Romance Hall of Fame, and the Frank Waters Award for Excellence in Fiction

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