Sultry Nights
Live Oaks

Nothing in the world was as precious to Caramarena Cantrell than the early evenings at Live Oaks, the few moments after the last ray of daylight faded and stillness stole over the elegant plantation house. Just listening to the muted rhythm of the Apalachicola River provided the young mistress of the house with a sense of serene beauty she had never found anywhere else.
Caramarena

But Caramarena's moments of peace ended the day Asher Worthy strode on to the great lawn of the plantation looking for her ailing father. The handsome young English ship owner set the house in a turmoil with his talk of a business alliance. Caramarena sensed that the rogue was hiding something behind his schemes. But his searing gaze drew her to him, and his demanding kisses warned her to tread