The Casquette Rose

<p>In the oldest storm-soaked streets of New Orleans sins shadows and songs linger where history refuses to die. Danielle Sanders a struggling scholar arrives in the Quarter seeking inspiration for her dissertation; but soon she finds herself drawn into a web of secrets older than the city itself. Her hostess the enigmatic Catherine-Marie Trichet claims descent from one of the mysterious casket girls and her home whispers with creaking boards forbidden doors and watchful eyes. As a murderer stalks the streets Danielle's pursuit of knowledge entangles her with a romance both intoxicating and perilous awakening desires she cannot name and a darkness she cannot escape. In this lush Louisiana gothic tale of love betrayal and the terrible bargains demanded to lay to rest the sins of the past every passion carries a price and every rose its razor thorn. </p><p></p>