Midnight Bayou

“Roberts spins a tale of bayou passions old and new in her latest romantic suspense novel...lush setting...Satisfying.”— Publishers Weekly “Roberts is in peak form with this combination of historical romantic suspense and contemporary ghost story...Roberts has cleverly crafted an enticing tangle of times and relationships…To add to the pleasure, tastefully choreographed, highly erotic scenes are seamlessly woven into a novel that exemplifies storytelling at its finest.”— Booklist “This amazingly talented and prolific author has cooked up an entertaining and engrossing story from the mix…As always, her dialogue sparkled, her love scenes steamed up my glasses, and her secondary characters added humor and interest.”— The Romance Reader “Quick wit and snappy conversation...Steamy.”— The Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) “A gumbo seasoned with ghosts, love, and murder on the bayou.”— Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor Nora Roberts  is the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. Klappentext #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel set deep in the bayou of Louisiana-where the only witness to a long-ago tragedy is a once-grand house… Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. Ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it. Determined to restore the mansion to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He sees visions of days from a century past and experiences sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall-a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years.Chapter 1 Manet Hall, Louisiana December 30, 1899 The baby was crying. Abigail heard it in dreams, the soft, unsettled whimper, the stirring of tiny limbs under soft blankets. She felt the first pangs of hunger, a yearning in the belly, almost as if the child were still inside her. Her milk came down before she was fully awake. She rose quickly and without fuss. It gave her such pleasure-that overfull sensation in her breasts, the tenderness of them. The purpose of them. Her baby needed and she would provide. She crossed to the recamier, lifted the white robe draped over its back. She drew in the scent of the hothouse lilies-her favorite-spearing out of a crystal vase that had been a wedding present. Before Lucian, she'd been content to tuck wildflowers into bottles. If Lucian had been home, he would have woken as well. Though she would have smiled, have stroked a hand over his silky blond hair as she told him to stay, to sleep, he would have wandered up to the nursery before she'd finished Marie Rose's midnight feeding. She missed him-another ache in the belly. But as she slipped into her night wrapper, she remembered he would be back the next day. She would start watching for him in the morning, waiting to see him come galloping down the all?e of oaks. No matter what anyone thought or said, she would run out to meet him. Her heart would leap, oh, it always leaped, when he sprang down from his horse and lifted her off her feet into his arms. And at the New Year's ball, they would dance. She hummed to herself as she lit a candle, shieldin...

Product details

• Authors: Nora Roberts
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.11.2002
• EAN: 9780515133974
• ISBN: 978-0-515-13397-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 172 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Jove Paperbacks
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature