From the Uncharted Wilderness
Louise Therese Chartier knows all about the hardships of life in the wilderness. She has learned to survive by trusting her own instincts. But when her husband is killed, she finds herself left in the care and protection of Sergeant Daniel Morgan

To the drawing rooms of New Orleans society
Against her will, Louise becomes part of an expedition to chart America's new frontiers -- and act of fate that will alter the destiny of a country and her heart. A woman whose harsh life taught her more about survival than about men, Louise is stunned by her desire for her rugged protector. But Daniel is a man of honor, bound to his duty, his country -- and another woman.

Passion is a daring adventure
As Louise's exotic beauty, proud sensuality and secret royal heritage open the doors to the elite drawing rooms of a young America, new opportunities -- and new dangers -- await. But the beating of her wild heart calls out to one man, a man whose destiny is inexorably linked with her own. . .