Bayou Rose — Linda Madl

IN A NEW ORLEANS PLANTATION HOUSE . . .
Haunted by family scandal, orphaned Neilly Lind seeks refuge at Rosewood, a grand New Orleans plantation presided over by the eccentric Stirling women. Neilly doesn't realize that her position as a lady's companion is merely a ruse; the sisters have hired her to ensnare their nephew, a handsome, arrogant man with a talent for sending female senses spinning but with nary a thought of settling down.

. . . THEY HAD A GHOST OF A CHANCE OF FINDING LOVE!
Damon Durande had gambled his way through England, waltzed his way through Paris, and even fought Indians in Texas . . . all to escape Rosewood and its painful memories. Only the outrageous schemes of his matchmaking aunts could bring him home. And only the challenging spirit and arousing beauty of Neilly --- a woman he suspected of both fortune-hunting and outright thievery --- could convince this roving bachelor that a woman's love was worth far more than a man's freedom.