Deseré
A Love Story of the American South
by Maria McKenzie
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Pub Date Dec 12 2017 | Archive Date Dec 31 2018
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Description
Deseré, a skilled seamstress and slave, lives on a South Carolina cotton plantation. Fair-skinned and astonishingly beautiful, she is owned by a kindly master and given his permission to marry the man she loves, a carpenter enslaved on a neighboring plantation. Yet when her master dies before her wedding and his nephew inherits the plantation and its slaves, Deseré's marriage is indefinitely postponed, pending consent from her new owner.
Lawyer Anthony Sinclair arrives from Ohio on the mend from a broken heart, leaving behind a career derailed by scandal. Owning a plantation presents a vibrant opportunity. Yet torn by inklings of abolitionist beliefs, Anthony struggles with the damning prospect of owning human beings.
Upon first seeing the alluring Deseré, Anthony is immediately dazzled by her golden skin, shimmering blond hair and ocean blue eyes. Yet Deseré perceives the tall, dark-haired and handsome “Masta” Anthony as rather stupid. He knows nothing about running a plantation, nor being a planter. But as long as he allows Deseré to marry the man she loves, she will be happy.
Anthony, however, desires Deseré for himself. To what lengths will he go to win the forbidden love of a slave? Will owning Deseré be the only way Anthony can ever possess her while her heart belongs to another man?
A Note From the Publisher
This book is suitable for adults, as well as young adults. It is a work of diversity and race relations. If used in a classroom, students will learn about life in the 1840s on a southern plantation, as well as what it was like to live in Paris during that time. The narrative is fast-paced and will easily hold a young reader's attention.
Advance Praise
"...The author writes a well crafted, believable story that grabs the heart. It is a story with a heart that beats steady throughout... If you enjoy historical fiction, don't miss this one." Kathy M., Amazon Review
“…I was blown away by the non-stop action. Because I couldn't put it down, I read it in one sitting… Maria never fails to amaze, educate, and entertain the reader.” Michele Prell, Amazon Review
"Her characters were well-rounded and the book kept me turning pages!" Michele Stegman, Amazon Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781979663786 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
