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Fleur De Lis
DESIRE'S DESTINY
Shock and panic overwhelmed her. Her beloved France had been seized by Revolution, and she, with no memory left of her past, was being taken to America, captive of the ship's captain!
Liselle Brognier was told she owed her life to Captain Trenton Sinclair, but his outrageous claim that she was his wife bewildered her. Her only thought was escape.
Yet even before the ship arrived in South Carolina, Liselle’s anxiety over her identity had given way to dreams of Trenton Sinclair. For in the arms of her handsome, sun-bronzed captain she trembled not with fear, but with desire. And in the enchanted loveliness of his southern plantation, she abandoned herself to the fervor of his kisses, and to the exquisite fantasies that could only be answered in the timeless passion of their love.
Shock and panic overwhelmed her. Her beloved France had been seized by Revolution, and she, with no memory left of her past, was being taken to America, captive of the ship's captain!
Liselle Brognier was told she owed her life to Captain Trenton Sinclair, but his outrageous claim that she was his wife bewildered her. Her only thought was escape.
Yet even before the ship arrived in South Carolina, Liselle’s anxiety over her identity had given way to dreams of Trenton Sinclair. For in the arms of her handsome, sun-bronzed captain she trembled not with fear, but with desire. And in the enchanted loveliness of his southern plantation, she abandoned herself to the fervor of his kisses, and to the exquisite fantasies that could only be answered in the timeless passion of their love.
259 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1984
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September 13, 2021
I loved this old BR! The book was great from finish to end.
The book starts off with an unknown villian dumping a sack overboard. Our unconscious h is recused by the Captain of the ship. When she awakens she can't remember anything. Yes! The amnesia trope! Normally I would be rolling my eyes but the author created a believable plot. Her mysterious past keeps you guessing to the very end. It's obvious she's an aristocrat but who is the villian after her?
Now, The Captain (H) is understandably angry at her. Before she lost her memory, she tricked him into marrying her. So insert: plenty of angst and sexual tension. It doesn't help that everybody likes her.
The book travels from France to Martinique and finally to South Carolina. It was fun adventure, especially once the MC started to get along.
All in all, the book was an unexpected treat. I highly recommend!
The book starts off with an unknown villian dumping a sack overboard. Our unconscious h is recused by the Captain of the ship. When she awakens she can't remember anything. Yes! The amnesia trope! Normally I would be rolling my eyes but the author created a believable plot. Her mysterious past keeps you guessing to the very end. It's obvious she's an aristocrat but who is the villian after her?
Now, The Captain (H) is understandably angry at her. Before she lost her memory, she tricked him into marrying her. So insert: plenty of angst and sexual tension. It doesn't help that everybody likes her.
The book travels from France to Martinique and finally to South Carolina. It was fun adventure, especially once the MC started to get along.
All in all, the book was an unexpected treat. I highly recommend!
September 8, 2021
Not a "keeper" enough for me...but still a good story, and likable characters.
November 13, 2022
I was so excited to get to read this bodice ripper. The characters were amazing and the plot gripped me from the beginning.
The plot begins with the hero rescuing the heroine from getting drowned after she was dumped by an unknown man in the sea. Trenton Sinclair, the captain of the ship was tricked into marrying Liselle Brognier, a tavern maid. Liselle wakes up with no memory of her past. Stuck on a ship with a man who hates her, who insists he is her husband she wants to escape to France. Liselle gets glimpses of visions from past which she can't relate to but she knows it's something dangerous and she doesn't want to go back to it. Throwing hateful words, hurting each other with extreme sexual tension Trenton and Liselle try to live in their marriage. Liselle trades her unknown, fearful past for a marriage.
We slowly get to know of the war that came upon France, the main characters are very involved in politics. Liselle using french is adorable, I like how she used "qui" in intervals, also calling the ship a "boat". Trenton is domineering, controlling and angry man. Commending on Trenton and Liselle's chemistry here. As usual he is dumb to Liselle's nature and accuses her to cheating.
Overwhelming story of a part-princess, part-tavern maid and a plantation owner, this story is full of adventure.
The plot begins with the hero rescuing the heroine from getting drowned after she was dumped by an unknown man in the sea. Trenton Sinclair, the captain of the ship was tricked into marrying Liselle Brognier, a tavern maid. Liselle wakes up with no memory of her past. Stuck on a ship with a man who hates her, who insists he is her husband she wants to escape to France. Liselle gets glimpses of visions from past which she can't relate to but she knows it's something dangerous and she doesn't want to go back to it. Throwing hateful words, hurting each other with extreme sexual tension Trenton and Liselle try to live in their marriage. Liselle trades her unknown, fearful past for a marriage.
We slowly get to know of the war that came upon France, the main characters are very involved in politics. Liselle using french is adorable, I like how she used "qui" in intervals, also calling the ship a "boat". Trenton is domineering, controlling and angry man. Commending on Trenton and Liselle's chemistry here. As usual he is dumb to Liselle's nature and accuses her to cheating.
Overwhelming story of a part-princess, part-tavern maid and a plantation owner, this story is full of adventure.
December 18, 2022
Enjoyable read thanks to the writing skills of the author, the descriptive settings, and overall plot. The heroine was quite likeable apart from the fact that she forgave a bit too easily. The hero, on the other hand, was a massive d-bag, most certainly not deserving of the heroine; though I suppose that's on par for a bodice-ripper of this time.
May 7, 2025
This was pretty good, and I liked the historical background, but the poor h sure went through a lot, much of it because of the H's unreasonable jealousy. He should have been more remorseful, at least in my opinion.
July 29, 2025
It’s hard to like a book where a month passes and still no excitement in Hh’s life. Also H taking sides with ow and complimenting her is too much to take.
Boring. Dull books with loser hero.
Boring. Dull books with loser hero.
May 28, 2023
I very much appreciated the author using subtlety to draw a contrast between slave holding bluff Charleston and bloodthirsty liberte-seeking France. It made the story even better.
The lack of a foot stomping heroine made it all practically perfect. Liselle is strong minded without being an idiot. She hears about the hero’s sad background but refreshingly does NOT soften towards him after his appalling behavior. She even notes that it doesn’t excuse his rudeness.
The story has a great mystery that isn’t obvious from the beginning or even middle of the book. It’s woven delicately throughout the book without revealing too much.
I liked the details about the Post American/Mid French Revolutions. I like how the author makes you see both sides of the French Revolution for the fools and sometimes victims of the guillotine-loving crowd that they were.
The only issue I have is that I didn’t fully get the hero’s lack of communication and his outright nastiness towards the heroine. It made sense for him to be wary and angry at the beginning but not once they had slept together and he had a few more answers about her. But he was multidimensional so… can’t entirely hate him.
Bonus point for the accuracy with the clothes, activities and items of the time.
The lack of a foot stomping heroine made it all practically perfect. Liselle is strong minded without being an idiot. She hears about the hero’s sad background but refreshingly does NOT soften towards him after his appalling behavior. She even notes that it doesn’t excuse his rudeness.
The story has a great mystery that isn’t obvious from the beginning or even middle of the book. It’s woven delicately throughout the book without revealing too much.
I liked the details about the Post American/Mid French Revolutions. I like how the author makes you see both sides of the French Revolution for the fools and sometimes victims of the guillotine-loving crowd that they were.
The only issue I have is that I didn’t fully get the hero’s lack of communication and his outright nastiness towards the heroine. It made sense for him to be wary and angry at the beginning but not once they had slept together and he had a few more answers about her. But he was multidimensional so… can’t entirely hate him.
Bonus point for the accuracy with the clothes, activities and items of the time.
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