Silk Or Sugar: A Novel (french Connection) (volume 1)

Synopsis

Silk Or Sugar . . . The Story Of A Love So Powerful It Defeats The Great General, Napoleon Bonaparte. When Janine De Fleury Sails From New Orleans In 1803 To Reclaim Her Dead Parents' Estate-confiscated During The Early Days Of The French Revolution-she Discovers An Imposter Has Taken Possession Of Her Ancestral Home. In An Attempt To Regain Her Inheritance, She Must Rely On Someone For Whom She Holds A Deep And Secret Affection, Etienne Tremeau. Etienne Is Not Of Her Class. While Growing Up, He Was Merely A Worker At Chateau Fleury. But When The French Revolution Threatened Her Life, Etienne Helped Her Escape The Reign Of Terror. Now He's A Soldier In The Service Of Napoleon, And While He And Janine Are Emotionally Drawn To Each Other, Dark Forces May Keep Them Apart. The Handsome, Sun-bronzed Soldier Of The French Republican Army Opened The Cottage Door And Peered Out. Colonel Tremeau's Heart Hammered Against His Chest. His Long Legs Almost Buckled When He Glimpsed The Beguiling, Gold-flecked Eyes Of Janine De Fleury-a Royalist.