Wronged (The Cuvier Widows Book 1) (36 page)

“What about Cuvier Shipping?” she asked.

“It’s all yours,” he said and kissed her
again.

Their lips sealed their love, creating more
joy inside Marian than she thought possible. Finally they broke for
air, panting, and happy to be in each other’s arms.

“What are you going to do?” she asked
breathing hard.

“My father has offered to help me buy the old
mill and together we’re going to build it into a profitable
business.”

“As long as you include me in your life, then
I don’t care what you do,” Marian said, her voice husky, her arms
tightly holding onto the man she loved.

“Always, my love. Always,” he said and kissed
her once again.

In the distance the sound of a steamboat
whistle could be heard, but Marian didn’t care. She’d found her
place here in Louis’s arms and together they would make their way
back to the house on Josephine Street.

–
The End–

Sylvia McDaniel

Sylvia McDaniel and her very supportive
husband, Don live in Texas with their teenage son, Shane; Putz, the
klutzy dachshund; and Ashley our shy dachshund. During the day
Sylvia works for a small insurance agency helping clients with
their commercial insurance coverage.

Hooked on romances at a very young age, she
is now hopelessly addicted to writing and gets up at 4:30 A.M. four
mornings a week to write for two hours before going to her day
job. Plus she spends at least three evenings a week in front of the
computer working on her dream of publishing a best-selling
romance.

The weekends are spent working out in the
garden until the temperature climbs above ninety degrees. Recently,
with the help of her husband, she learned to make homemade
blueberry and blackberry jam. Cooking is not her favorite past-time
and she prefers Don’s cooking any day of the week.

Currently, she’s written fourteen novels and
sold nine. A 1996 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist,
1995 President of North Texas Romance Writers of America, and the
2012 President-Elect of Dallas Area Romance Authors. You can write
to Sylvia at P.O. Box 2542, Coppell, TX 75019 or visit her web
site:

http://www.SylviaMcDaniel.com

Nicole Cuvier went to New Orleans to share
the most wonderful news with her husband only to discover him in a
hotel room murdered, with two other women claiming to be his wife.
It seems there are three Cuvier Widows and one is suspected of
murder.

For years, Nicole Cuvier had tried to erase
the shame of her illegitimate birth and start the family she longed
for with her husband, Jean. As the mistress of Rosewood, she owns
one of the largest plantations on the River Road in Louisiana. Now,
she's pregnant, unmarried-a widow with a plantation dependent upon
the sugar cane crop to survive. She needs a temporary husband.
Handsome Maxim Viel, a drifter, comes to her rescue and marries
her, but unbeknownst to Nicole, Maxim wants more than a temporary
arrangement. He has the power to heal her shattered heart, but
could his past be intertwined with Rosewood?

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it at Smashwords

Jean Cuvier forced Layla's father to sell his
shipping company and marry his daughter, or so she believed. Until
the morning the servants wake her with the news that Jean is dead
and she quickly learns she's not the only Mrs. Cuvier. Jean has
three widows, but Layla is the only one accused of Jean's
murder.

The District Attorney has enough motive and
evidence, to send Layla to the gallows. Forced to turn to the man
she blames for the sale of her father's shipping company, she must
trust Drew Soulier, to save her life. Though Drew's the best
attorney in New Orleans, he doubts her innocence. As tensions
mount, Drew and Layla face a passion they can't deny. Can Drew save
her from hanging?

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it at Smashwords

If you liked the Cuvier Widows series you
might also like…

Alexandra Thurston wants revenge. Revenge on
the husband who wrongly accused her of infidelity and divorced her,
tainting her as a scarlet woman. She vows she will reclaim her good
name and never marry again. However, her father wants grandchildren
to be heirs to his banking fortune and he’s determined to find her
a husband. He has no luck , though, until she finds herself caught
in a compromising position with the handsome plantation owner,
Connor Manning.

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A Scarlet
Bride