Because You Loved Me

(PLEASE NOTE: This novel was originally published as Love Finds You in New Orleans) New Orleans 1841 Ever since her parents died of yellow fever when she was a child, Charotte LeClerc has lived with her grandparents, who rarely speak of their son and his wife. They are on the verge of negotiating a marriage contract with a suitor, a man Charlotte loathes, when they discover that she enjoys the company of Gabriel Girod, a young Creole man. Her future hangs in the balance as her grandparents choose between keeping secrets or revealing a truth they’ve known since before her birth – a truth that will make the difference between a life of obligation and a life of choice for Charlotte.