Deceive Not My Heart (the Louisiana Ladies Series, Book 1)

Leonie Saint-Andre, the granddaughter of an old Creole gentleman, thinks Morgan Slade is a scoundrel.Morgan, the son of a wealthy Natchez plantation family, thinks Leonie is a clever liar.Leonie claims Morgan married her, and fathered her five-year-old son. All she wants is her dowry returned to pay her dead grandfather& 39;s gambling debts and save their home.Morgan knows that he accepted neither dowry, nor Leonie& 39;s hand in marriage. But the woman before him awakens emotions he never thought he& 39;d feel again.But that doesn& 39;t give reason for the imposter who signed his name to the marriage papers Leonie holds or why her son bears such a striking resemblance to Morgan himself.AWARDS:Romantic Times Reviewer& 39;s Choice Affaire de Coeur& 39;s Silver and Bronze PenREVIEWS:& 34;One of the best romance writers of our time.& 34; Affaire de CoeurTHE LOUISIANA LADIES, in series orderDeceive Not My HeartMidnight MasqueradeLove Be MineMEET SHIRLEE BUSBEENew York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee is celebrating 50 years of marriage to her husband Howard, and looking forward to another 50. Together, they live in Mendocino County, California, with three Miniature Schnauzers (Shirlee wants a fourth but Howard thinks two is enough - ah, drama ahead) and a herd of American Shetland Ponies.