This is a book that touches me in several ways. It is set in the period of time I am quite curious about and the characters come alive quickly. Also, my book is in the same time era and I can almost say some of my characters know the people in this book, which I find exciting. I totally recommend this book!
Since they were children running barefoot about Toulouse Plantation, Josie and Cleo have been as close as sisters, forging an unbreakable bond that defies their roles as mistress and slave. Together, the two have shared secrets and protected each other through happiness and heartbreak. They never dream they could also share an intense passion for the same man, the elegant, charming, and irresistibly seductive Bertrand Chamard. His love will change their friendship forever and set in motion a series of events from which there can be no turning back. Set among the bayous of Old Louisiana and the grand avenues…
This is the second book of four in the set an I am all out to devour all four. This continuation is quite engaging and does not disappoint one bit. I look forward to the next one. And the next!
On the eve of Civil War, the daughter of Southern planters finds her loyalties tested in a magnificent saga of family pride and forbidden love...Brought up amid the luxury of plantation life, Marianne Johnston never questions her sheltered life until, driven by her conscience, she joins the Underground Railroad. Soon Marianne is living a dangerous double life, helping slaves flee by night and acting the belle by day. And nothing is riskier than her attraction to wild, heartless young Southerner Yves Chamard - while being courted by his noble older brother. Now, Marianne is desperately trying to resist Yves' seduction,…
Mrs. Melania Trump is quite an intriguing and highly intelligent woman. I am not surprised she is such a success by herself. Being married to one of the most powerful men ever to exist just creates a thought process in me, that she can only be the best in whatever she does, even as a wife and a mother. She's a legend already. If you agree with me, read her book. If you don't agree with me, then I highly recommend that you read her book!
Melaniais a compelling and inspirational memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who has navigated challenges with grace and determination.
In her memoir,Melaniareflects on her Slovenianchildhood,the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion inEurope and New York, and the serendipitous meeting with Donald Trump, a chance encounter that forever changed the course of her life. Melania opens up about their courtship,life in the spotlight, andexperiencing the joy of motherhood. Sheshares behind-the-scenes stories from her time in the White House, shedding light on her advocacy work and the causes close to her…
Johnny Holt Jr comes home to Kentucky for the summer to find his father, JJ has made alliances with a notorious slaveowner, Spanish-born Edmond Maguerro to turn Holt Lands into a million-dollar plantation. Johnny is indifferent, much as he hates the idea because of his liberal views about slavery, but doesn’t involve himself until he meets Elisa, one of his father’s new slaves. Johnny is smitten and convinced Elisa belongs with him in New York, where he is a law student at a prestigious college, or any other world where the society is color-blind. And he goes all out to remove her from slavery and into that world.Set in 1800s American slave-era, I loved a slave follows the story of two lovers as they make their way through circumstances beyond their control to escape their reality and live in a world best imagined.
