Louisiana Bride

She promised him marriage...
To escape her cruel stepfather, spirited Danielle de Bussy fled France for the untamed Louisiana Colony, where she hoped to seek shelter with her uncle -- and hold on to her independence. But finding him meant a difficult journey through the wilderness, and when maddeningly arrogant plantation owner Rouen Beauvoir insisted on escorting her, Danielle found herself shaken by longing for her masculine guide...

The son of a duke, Rouen had left his family's estate determined to shape his own destiny, ignoring his father's demands to return to France and wed a woman he had never seen. Rouen vowed to select his own wife -- and fiery Danielle was a tempting choice. After her uncle's death, a marriage in name only would offer Danielle protection and provide Rouen with the wife he needed -- until their desire became an undeniable demand...