Salt & Stone

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In the gilded decay of New Orleans, legacy is law, and the Le Moyne name is etched in blood. Arron Alexander Le Moyne spent a lifetime building a sanctuary on Isle de Le Moyne, onl y for a violent storm to shatter his dynasty. When the tide receded, it took his family and left behind only a hollowed-out heir.Five years later, Glenwood Pierre Le Moyne remains a prisoner of his own grief and romance fiction, living a life of precision and distance to dull the ache of his lost love romance novel. But as the city prepares for the Masquerade Royale, a ghost from the past returns: Bernadette Beauregard, a woman tied to a thirty-five-year-old betrayal that could finish what the storm started.Salt and Stone is a haunting southern gothic romance and coastal family saga about the "unbearable weight of inheritance." This emotionally rich romance follows one man's journey through love and loss as he fights to reclaim his soul.Perfect for fans of women's literary fiction and mature romantic fiction, this literary romance for women asks: can a second chance romance survive the shadows of a family's dark history, or is the Le Moyne crown destined to draw blood? Show more