For readers who like Southern Gothic and historical fiction with a little romance.
It is a life built on secrets, lust, and lies, and Sydnee Sauveterre is at the center of the charade. Used as a source of income at a stand on the Natchez Trace, she escapes at a young age to start a new life in Louisiana. Gifted with visions and a knowledge of Hoodoo, Sydnee must find her way through the quagmire … quagmire of danger and deceit that is 19th Century New Orleans. She bans together with four friends to create an illusion within the elegant, high society of the Louisiana Creole. It is a risky charade meant to fulfill all of their secret desires, and Sydnee gambles everything, including love, to lead this double life. Will she survive the grand masquerade?
“Once again Amanda Hughes splashes the pages with gritty adventure and love stories about audacious women in the 18th and 19th Century. Her page-turning tales will keep you on the edge of your seat as you take wild rides through dramatic and dazzling periods of history.”
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A little long
I had a hard time trying to read this book as it couldn’t hold my interest . I thought it was too long and could have left out lots of parts of the book.
This book had a pretty gruesome beginning that almost caused me to end it, but the characters were so intriguing and the story so unique that I stayed with it. I’m really glad I did because I ended up falling in love with the story. The book deals with some really tough issues and was really tragic in many parts, but the issues are part of our …
Good story
Couldn’t finish it. Too stupid
I enjoyed this book, was really hard to put down.
Good story!
I just finished reading this book. It was so good it was hard to put down until the end. It’s a truly grand story. The author has combined history and fiction together to create a fantastic story of love, tragedy and betrayal. I did find some errors in editing, and in one place a contradiction: chapter 27-loc 5447 on my reader it says there were …