Southern Rapture

Name: Southern Rapture
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780449147290

by Unknown Author

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40 pages1991Ivy BooksISBN 9780449147290

Fiction Romance

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About this book

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, Lettie Mason is carrying a heavy burden of rage and thirst for revenge against the man who killed her brother in cold blood. The upright young schoolteacher journeys from prosperous and bustling Boston to a small town in Louisiana where she must contend with the chaos of post-war upheavals. Soon, she begins to hear rumors of the murderer's presence in the town. Called "The Thorn", he is said to be ruthless yet compassionate. Her strength and dedication begin to waver when the Thorn seduces her with his charm and warm embrace. How can she hope to bring the man to justice when the unpredicted stirring of her own heart threatens to defy her? Louisiana History Series: Fierce Eden (Louisiana History, #1) Louisiana Dawn (Louisiana History, #2) Embrace and Conquer (Louisiana History, #3) Prisoner of Desire (Louisiana History, #4) Perfume of Paradise (Louisiana History, #5) Southern Rapture (Louisiana History, #6) Spanish Serenade (Louisiana History, #7)

Publication Details

Publisher: Ivy Books
Published: 1991
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780449147290

About Unknown Author

Patricia Ann Ponder was born on March 9, 1942 in a one hundred-twenty year old house constructed by her grandparents near Goldonna, Louisiana, where her family resided during seventh generation. She grep up in her parent's farm in Northern Louisiana. At 15, Patricia married with Mr. Maxwell and they formed a happy family. At 21, she needed to be something more than a housewife and she began writing, she sold her first book at 27. She start writing gothic novels with her real name, Patricia Maxwell; she wrote one book in collaboration as Elizabeth Trehearne and she singed a murder mystery and a romantic suspense story as her maiden name, Patricia Ponder. When the gothic genre began to decay, she began to publish only romance genre, contemporany romances as Maxine Patrick and historical romances as Jennifer Blake, the only pseudonym that she uses now. This legend of the romance genre is called the "Steel Magnolia of women's fiction" and gained New York Times Best Seller status since 1977, with "Love's wild desire". An international best seller as well, she has been published in 18 languages with worldwide sales approaching 30 million. She was honored with the position as Writer-in-Residence for the University of Northeastern Louisiana, and is a charter, and honorary, member of Romance Writers of America. Since 1998, Patricia and her husband have resided in a lakeside Caribbean-styled retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain friends and family.