Description
Leonie is born into a world of poverty and hardship, she came from the provinces to find her future in Paris. With only her exotic beauty, seductive innocence, and fiery spirit, Leonie vows to rise above her poverty and make a name for herself. As she achieves stardom, many men are mesmerized by her, including the wealthy, powerful and darkly handsome Gilles de Courmont.
From the shame of music halls, Leonie rose to international fame singing songs of love and longing, straight from the heart. From Paris to the Cote d'Azur, from New York to Brazil, from Cuba to Cairo, she moved in a dazzling world of money, passion, and power --a world darkened only by the relentlessly hunger of one man's obsession--a man determined to possess her... a man who could never lover her, never let her go.... As mistress of the ruthless and wealthy Duc de Courmont, she craves love, but he craves her, needs her, is obsessed by her.