by Ciji Ware
First published 2011
Reporter Corlis McCullough arrives in New Orleans needing work after her commitment to journalistic truth costs her a job. She lands an assignment at a local TV station, where she must work alongside King Duvallon, her old college rival. As Corlis investigates stories throughout the city, from the French Quarter's sultry streets to the Garden District's mansions, something strange happens. Her reporting begins slipping between present day and the nineteenth century. She uncovers a forgotten scandal involving blackmail, financial swindles, and a passionate love affair that continues to shape lives today. The deeper Corlis digs into this mystery, the more she realizes that her growing attraction to King might make them both victims of the same forces that destroyed lovers more than a century ago.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: New Orleans, French Quarter, Garden District
Period: 19th Century, Present Day
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