I received this from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

I won't reiterate the blurb, but suffice it to say this is a good book. Set in Louisiana in the mid-1800's, the story is well thought out with interesting characters and events that are set true to time and place.

My first read by author Sarah Maine and I look forward to the second book in this series.

4☆

A good and entertaining book with an interesting theme. It kept the promises of the cover blurb.
I liked and recommend it.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher.

Sarah Bryant brings us a well thought out tale from the depths of Louisiana covering time from June 1841 through Aug 1859, the life span of Sidonie, the only living child of Isabel and Clement Verdier, owners of Verdier Plantation, and Gabriel Saint-Martins, son of the black family owning the Chenes Plantation fairly close by. Time spent in New Orleans by both families is also very interesting, following true to the time and place. Music, a freed black woman named Adelis, and, surprisingly,
Edinburgh, Scotland tie Sidonie and Gabriel together despite code noir laws, his murderous mother, and her drunkard father. But will love ever be enough?

I received a free electronic copy of this historical novel from Netgalley, Sarah Bryant, and Curiosity Quills Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

In mid 19th century Louisiana, Sidonie is left with Adelis, a former slave and midwife to care for her after her own mother dies. The two share a peculiar gift – the ability to communicate with the dead and form a bond. When Sidonie’s father returns to see that his daughter is married off to a wealthy Creole planter, she rebels. She meets Gabriel St. Martin, free black, who lives on a neighboring plantation when he requires Adelis’s skills to help his mother deliver yet another child. The two develop a passionate and forbidden relationship that could literally cost them both their very lives.