Bayou Magic

Bayou Magic Elizabeth Turner paperback copyright 1999 binding worn see pictures 415 pages ISBN 0-8217-6380-6 Fleeing the French revolution, Countess Christiane Boucloard had no choice but to agree to a proxy marriage to Etienne Delacroix, a wealthy French planter on Saint Domingue. As Christiane's ship set sail, she wondered if she'd made a bargain with the devil himself. For what kind of man would not let his bride bring her grandfather, her only living kin, with her? Upon arrival, Christiane's suspicions are confirmed when she witnesses Etienne brutally beating one of his slaves. And while she shudders at the thought of her husband touching her, she finds herself overwhelmingly attracted to Reid Alexander, the plantation's intriguing overseer...