AustLit

'When Madeleine Bellerose sets out from her English manor on her quest to recover a priceless family heirloom in New Orleans, the last thing she expects is to be held captive by the infamous pirate, Sebastien Le Clerc.

'Will Sebastien mend his wicked ways and help Madeleine in her quest?

'Can love overcome the lack of trust and the web of lies that is spun in the race to find the emerald necklace?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

A series of historical romance novels centred on the same manor during different generations.

'Regan James has lived the life of a wanderer, and is jaded with working in second class tourist dives. When she is rescued from a seedy bar by her past lover, Rod Carruthers, he believes the worst of her—as usual. Can Regan convince him that she is not the bad girl he thinks she is—or does she really want to, now that Rod is mixed up in something mysterious?

'Each of them holds a secret; will the passion between them ever let the truth be told?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.