Love Be Mine
In her latest historical romance, Busbee re-creates New Orleans at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. Willful Micaela Dupree, a young Creole raised to despise the boorish Ame ricains, is incensed to learn Hugh Lancaster is moving to New Orleans to oversee his interest in the business co-owned with her family. Hugh relishes Micaela's barbed comments until he overhears a conversation leading him to believe she is out to trap him into marriage to protect her family. Stunned by his sudden coldness, Micaela believes Hugh has been toying with her to embarrass her family. An accident forces the two to seek shelter and leads to the compromising situation each tried to avoid. As initial mistrust leads to a rocky beginning for a marriage and Hugh uncovers a plot to murder him, the lovers must decide what is worth more: their future or their pride.Melanie Duncan