Last Casquette Girl

Orphaned when her parents died in the plague, young Charlotte was sent to convent until she came of age. To escape a dreaded arranged marriage, she fled aboard a ship--a ship of virgin brides--bound for the New World.

The shipload of females is the first of its kind to land in New Orleans, a pioneer town where raw passions are barely held in check, where innocence enflames the sexual hunger of men who live without women.

As rough and ready suitors clamor for her favor, beautiful Charlotte gambles her future, naively pitting two men against each other, until she decides which one can truly teach her the meaning of passion...