About the book: 1994 / The heroines of the novels are a rich heiress, red-haired, brilliant Jennifer Purchis and a charming captive on a southern plantation in New Orleans, Jena Stewart. Both find themselves in the most difficult, confusing, and sometimes mysterious situations. But fate generously rewards them, and love sweeps away all obstacles in their path. A riverboat exploded on the Mississippi before reaching New Orleans, and its passenger Jena Stewart was suddenly left alone, suddenly losing her family, property and life prospects. She had to ask for the protection of her distant relative Claude Duncan, the richest and most influential man in New Orleans. Duncan agreed and took her to his plantation - he saw in Jena a means to continue the fading Duncan dynasty. But the girl has her own plans.