Lily
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- €8.49
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- €8.49
Publisher Description
For fans of Rosemary Rogers and Janelle Taylor, a sweeping New Orleans romance of wild passion, dark secrets and forbidden love . . .
Returning home to his beloved New Orleans after months in Jamaica, Bastien Thibodeaux reluctantly agrees to take two passengers on board his ship—an older English gentleman tending his ailing younger wife, Lily. That’s their story, at least. But as Bastien uses his skills as a Cajun healer to help Lily, he becomes convinced of two things: She is not who she claims to be. And though she may be out of bounds for the illegitimate son of a bayou priestess, their attraction is decidedly mutual.
When Lily’s father bequeathed her his entire estate, he unwittingly made her a target. She barely escaped England alive, aided by her godfather. New Orleans holds both temptation and danger as she convalesces in Bastien’s lavish residence. A single night together is all she dares allow. But once they succumb, there can be no denying this desire, or how much they’ll risk in its name . . .
“Roth brings the heat of New Orleans right through the pages in both the romantic chemistry and appealing descriptions of the area.”
—Booklist
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Roth's zippy third Bayou Bad Boys romance (after Felice) revisits 19th-century New Orleans as a highborn British lady succumbs to the charms of a Cajun ship captain. Bastien Thibodeaux reluctantly agrees to transport Percival Talbot and his ailing wife, Lily, from Jamaica to New Orleans. During the journey, Bastien saves Lily's life by discovering the cause of her illness: her clothing has been poisoned. The encounter stokes Bastien's suspicions that the couple are not who they say they are. After arriving in New Orleans, Bastien offers the Talbots lodgings, and his suspicions are confirmed when Lily confides to him that she is really Lady Liliana Stanhope and Percival is her godfather, Charles Langdon. Charles helped her escape England after her villainous cousin, Julian, tried to frame her for the murder of her father. One passionate night between Bastien and Lily convinces him that she is the one for him, but he worries their class differences are insurmountable. The romantic tension between Bastien and Lily and the suspense surrounding Julian's continued threats to Lily's life keep things moving at a steady clip. Lily's strength in the face of adversity and desire to break free of the restrictions of her class are sure to win readers' hearts.
