Midnight Masquerade — Shirlee Busbee

Set in the lush green splendor of Louisiana horse country in 1812, Shirlee Busbee's seventh novel is the breathtaking story of a tempestuous love between the fiercely independent Melissa Seymour and the devilishly irresistible Dominic Slade. Crossing verbal swords from the moment they meet, both deny their desires with a dangerous duel of words. But as war between the United States and Britain rages, and treacherous political intrigue ignites around them, so do concealed passions... exploding in a love story as turbulent and as magnificent as the times.