Silken rapture

the long version

Golden-haired, green-eyed Glenda Galvez could not forget the sadistic Englishman who raped her mother and marked her as a bastard child. Now, her fiercest desire was to escape the lush eden of her native Honduras and create a new life for herself. A position as a servant on a wealthy plantation was hardly what Glenda had dreamed of--until a seductive Creole gentleman arrived, arousing a passionate desire deep within her... Mistaking the blond angel for a pampered gringa, Read deBaulieu was transfixed by Glenda's sultry charms and longed to give her the world she'd always yearned for. But another man was determined to have Glenda--even if it meant devising the most vicious scheme of all. Now, Read and Glenda must embark on a voyage to untangle the treacherous lies and painful secrets that threaten to tear them apart. From Mayan ruins to the glamour of New Orleans, they will discover a restless desire that knows no boundaries... (less)