Love's Tender Fury

Set against the backdrop of England, the United States, and Russia in the late eighteenth century, this trilogy by award-winning, New York Times­–bestselling author Jennifer Wilde presents the passionate adventures of a woman who struggles to overcome her past and find an enduring love with a man who can satisfy both her body and her soul.
 
The illegitimate daughter of a London barmaid, Marietta Danver is wrongfully convicted of a crime and sent to North America, where she is sold at auction to the highest bidder. Her journey will take her from a plantation in the Carolinas to New Orleans to a sprawling Natchez estate . . . from an island far from civilization to the treachery and intrigue of Russia’s imperial palaces. Caught up in the tumultuous sweep of history and the intrigues of the men in whom she arouses unruly passions, Marietta fights to survive in a changing world while searching for lasting love.