Necessary Sins

<p><strong>In 19th-century Charleston a Catholic priest grapples with his secret African ancestry and his love for a slaveholder's wife.</strong></p><p></p><p>Joseph Lazare grows up believing his black hair and olive skin come from a Spanish grandmother and he's shocked to learn she was an enslaved African. At thirteen Joseph allows racial prejudice to limit his future and chooses the seminary. At twenty-three he is ordained a priest forever.</p><p></p><p>But when he meets Tessa Conley a devout Irish immigrant who shares his passions for music and botany Joseph's ordered world cracks at its foundation. He must conceal his true feelings as Tessa marries another man-a plantation owner who treats her like property.</p><p></p><p>Acting on their love could ruin Joseph and Tessa in this world and damn them in the next. Can two wounded people heal each other and find Heaven on Earth-or will there be Hell to pay?</p><p></p><p><em>Necessary Sins</em> is the first book in the epic Lazare Family Saga quartet. If you like character-rich dramas vivid period detail and heart-wrenching choices then you'll be swept away by this page-turning series perfect for fans of <em>The Thorn Birds</em> and <em>Outlander</em>.</p>