Synopses & Reviews
Unlocking the past could open the doorto a new future.Ever since her parents died of yellow fever whenshe was two years old, Adelaide LeClerc has livedwith her grandparents, who rarely speak of theirson and his wife. They are on the verge ofnegotiating a contract with a suitor, a man Adelaidedreads, when they discover that she enjoys thecompany of Etienne Girod, a young Creole man.Adelaide?'s future hangs in the balance as hergrandparents consider whether to stop keepingsecrets and reveal the truth that they ve knownsince before Adelaide?'s birth a truth that will makethe difference between a life of obligation and a lifeof choice for Adelaide.