2006-03-13 A Classic Romance!

Alex Du Villier has returned to Louisiana after being abroad in France for several years. Before his departure for France, he rescued a young lady of good breeding from certain harm. He walks away from her but she never leaves his mind. Three years later he returns to New Orleans and is on his way to a meeting with friends when he is compelled to enter an auction for indentured servants. He can?t explain it but he purchases a slight young girl with the eyes the color of the girl he?d saved. He has no idea that both girls are one and the same, and that he has unwittingly taken a step towards his future. But will he allow his heart to release the one thing that brings him joy in order secure the families sugar plantation with a marriage that will be no more then a business arrangement?

Nicole has lost all. Her father and mother are dead and she is now not a gently breed young lady?she is now a bond servant. When she is put on the auction block she has no idea who the handsome man is that has purchased her?until she comes face to face with her hero from her childhood. He has no idea who she is and accepts the fact that she is no more then she appears. A thief and servant. But, his gentle nature and attention speaks to Nicki and she begins to wish for that which she can?t have?that is until his grandmother returns from France and recognizes who Nicki is. Will Alex and Nicki be able to put their feelings aside for a fortune, or will love be stronger then either of them ever realized it could be?

This is one of my favorite romances by Ms. Martin. She has taken great care in building the relationship between her two main characters and as a result the reader will be drawn into the drama and firmly entertained until the final page. This is one romance I highly recommend!