title: Midnight Deception
author: Hanks, Lindsey
description: LOVE AND LIES
  
  In the bayou dawn's blue stillness, desperation lent fury to Danielle Algernon 's sword as she dueled to save her honor and her plantation from her magnificent enemy s arrogant hold. But fury was no match for cold steel. Danielle gasped as Court Sinclair's cruel sword tore her flesh...and declared him master of Esperance.
  
  Court gathered Danielle 's wounded softness into his strong arms and cursed the sword that had pierced his secret love ... cursed his treacherous, aching longing for the ebony haired beauty who was his bitter enemy. And now, bleeding, more bitter than ever..
  
  Yet how was Court to know that Danielle was also betrayed by a wanting, yearning heart... that hidden in her breast was a passion that would mount to a towering splendor in his arms if only they could find, together the courage to shatter the web of lies that kept them apart?