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Leblanc/Rivard #3
Creole
TWO DYNASTIES DIVIDED BY THE SAME DARK SECRETS, DESTINED TO BE JOINED BY A SCANDALOUS, ENGULFING LOVE.
In sultry Louisiana their plantations adjoin, but not their lives. The Leblancs are white aristocrats in a steamy bayou of mixed blood and failing fortunes -- a family driven by deadly jealousy, obsessed with producing a suitable heir. The Rivards are black -- a dynasty forged in illicit love, threatened by forbidden lust. With each generation the Leblancs and Rivards bury the shameful secrets that taint their blood -- until past and future are engulfed in a love so deep, so searing, it cannot be denied.
In sultry Louisiana their plantations adjoin, but not their lives. The Leblancs are white aristocrats in a steamy bayou of mixed blood and failing fortunes -- a family driven by deadly jealousy, obsessed with producing a suitable heir. The Rivards are black -- a dynasty forged in illicit love, threatened by forbidden lust. With each generation the Leblancs and Rivards bury the shameful secrets that taint their blood -- until past and future are engulfed in a love so deep, so searing, it cannot be denied.
295 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1983
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About the author
Saliee O'Brien
23 books10 followersPseudonym of Frances Leroy "Frankie-Lee" Griggs Weed Zelley Janas..
She wrote hundreds of novels and short stories, publishing under pseudonyms including Marie Eyre, Francesca Greer, and Stuart Jason.
She was born 19 November 1908 in Appleton City, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Griggs and Lillian Maud Bremer. She later moved to Austin, Texas where she met and married Thurlow B. Weed, Jr. They were later divorced, and she and her son Thurlow B. Weed III moved to Hollywood, Florida. There she remarried to Leroy Zelley, whom she outlived, and later married newspaper editor Eugene Janas. Frankie-Lee (Griggs) Janas died 15 February 2002, and was buried next to her husband in Hollywood Memorial Gardens.
Her first publication was a short ghost story that was printed in her hometown newspaper when she was 12 years old. Her final book was "Cayo", a historical fiction set in Key West, Florida, and published in 1983.
Her son having predeceased her, her grandson Thurlow B. Weed IV became her literary heir. There were a number of manuscripts (MSS) that were never published. Of particular interest is a collection of short stories written in the 1950s. They are historical fiction as well as biographical fiction. They are being transcribed, edited,and published as Kindle editions. Other previously unpublished works are being reviewed for possible publication.
She wrote hundreds of novels and short stories, publishing under pseudonyms including Marie Eyre, Francesca Greer, and Stuart Jason.
She was born 19 November 1908 in Appleton City, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Griggs and Lillian Maud Bremer. She later moved to Austin, Texas where she met and married Thurlow B. Weed, Jr. They were later divorced, and she and her son Thurlow B. Weed III moved to Hollywood, Florida. There she remarried to Leroy Zelley, whom she outlived, and later married newspaper editor Eugene Janas. Frankie-Lee (Griggs) Janas died 15 February 2002, and was buried next to her husband in Hollywood Memorial Gardens.
Her first publication was a short ghost story that was printed in her hometown newspaper when she was 12 years old. Her final book was "Cayo", a historical fiction set in Key West, Florida, and published in 1983.
Her son having predeceased her, her grandson Thurlow B. Weed IV became her literary heir. There were a number of manuscripts (MSS) that were never published. Of particular interest is a collection of short stories written in the 1950s. They are historical fiction as well as biographical fiction. They are being transcribed, edited,and published as Kindle editions. Other previously unpublished works are being reviewed for possible publication.
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January 11, 2026
I would like to start of by saying if you are easily offended don’t read this. They call black people the n-word, and call people retards. There are mentions of both world wars the Vietnam war and the kkk.
(There is also r*pe and mentions of it)
The story spans 3 generations. There are over 6 couples and it’s kind of hard to keep up with. The male characters are stupid(almost all male characters die before 40)and horny(most cheat on there wives), and the girl characters are naive and dumb and half are basically baby mamas.
Though the story was a mess, it was entertaining and I did have a favourite character Francie she’s crazy and a murderer I am kind of sad we don’t get to see her ending though it is implied that they are going to kick her out of L’Acadie.
Also there are actually three main families the Rivards, the Leblanc’s and the Mercer’s that they both hate.
(There is also r*pe and mentions of it)
The story spans 3 generations. There are over 6 couples and it’s kind of hard to keep up with. The male characters are stupid(almost all male characters die before 40)and horny(most cheat on there wives), and the girl characters are naive and dumb and half are basically baby mamas.
Though the story was a mess, it was entertaining and I did have a favourite character Francie she’s crazy and a murderer I am kind of sad we don’t get to see her ending though it is implied that they are going to kick her out of L’Acadie.
Also there are actually three main families the Rivards, the Leblanc’s and the Mercer’s that they both hate.
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January 11, 2026
Too many characters.
Francie was the only likable character.
Way too many, you know what words that shouldn't be said every sentence.
The story about each character is literally 8 pgs each, all the characters literally fall in love within a day and in a week or 2 they're already married. Insane.
I liked the way they described L'Acadie and the fields.
Francie was the only likable character.
Way too many, you know what words that shouldn't be said every sentence.
The story about each character is literally 8 pgs each, all the characters literally fall in love within a day and in a week or 2 they're already married. Insane.
I liked the way they described L'Acadie and the fields.
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