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French Quarter

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This is the first Stella Cameron book I have read. I was very impressed. I loved the hero, Jack, and he definitely had the sensualness of a southern Cajun man. The suspense was sustained throughout the book and I literally did nothing for a whole day until I finished reading it. And it is truly a nail biter!

Marie from Ohio

I own many of Stella Camerson's books, some where great reads and other's a great disappointment. Not so with FRENCH QUARTER. This is a fabulous book telling the love story of Jack Charbonnet and Celena Payne. Their story is filled with murder, suspense, humor, and a passionate love. Both characters grow throughout the book, learning to trust and depend on one another. Jack's daughter Amelia is a wonderful little girl whose rare adult intelligence is amazing. Other characters such as Dwayne, whose humor is absolutely comical, and Celina's brother, Cyrus, a sexy priest, are also intriguing additions to the story. This is a wonderful read. You'll love it. Trust me!

French Quarter drips with the humid and romantic atmosphere that is New Orleans. Stella Cameron serves it this up with the mystery and intrigue that are her hallmark. Celina Payne is a former beauty queen with a painful past and a dark secret. Hiding that secret becomes more difficult when her employer dies in a sudden and compromising manner. Celina believes in the vision of the late Errol Petrie: Dreams, a company that funnels money from the wealthy to make the wishes of sick children come true. Celina will do her best to keep Errol's foundation alive. Should the way in which Errol died become public, the elite upon whose funding Dreams relies might spend their money elsewhere. Jack Charbonnet is Errol's best friend and a major benefactor of Dreams. When Jack's wife died he was left with questions surrounding her death and a young daughter to raise. As a child Jack's parents' were brutallly murdered. Jack has been on the long, patient road to revenge ever since. Jack wants to preserve Errol's good reputation but at the same time will not allow Celina's secrets, and he is sure she has secrets, to get in the way of his life's work. Can two people with troubled pasts fill the voids in each other's hearts and souls? Can two people survive when powerful and ruthless people decide it is time for them to be silenced forever? If you did not pick this up in hardback, don't miss the paperback. Don't plan on sleeping until you finish reading it either.

French Quarter, like all of the other Stella Cameron books I have read, is extremely entertaining. I read the entire book in one day! It is a book that mixes romance with intrigue and danger. Read one of this author's titles, and you will be forced to search out all of her others as well!

After reading most of Stella's novels (previously paperbacks) I'm not sorry I spent the extra bucks to get her hardcover debut. She's a nice lady too! True to her writing style, this book kept me riveted from beginning to end. The sparks between Celina and Jack were electrifying. Their characters were very intense. I liked the fact that there were enough sub-plots to really keep the story moving. Between politics, religion, parental abuse, relationships, etc. there was more than enough to keep you involved. I really liked Jack's "5 going on 50" year old daughter who kept me laughing with her "honesty". After reading 2 other novels with a Louisiana flavor (including The Best Revenge) I wasn't sure if this was going to be cajun overload, but the plot depth and descriptive writing cancelled all doubts. This was a new plateau for Stella, but I definitely will buy another hardcover if she writes one. There's no problem ordering Stella's books before they're due to hit the shelves because I know it's money well spent. This effort has confirmed my opinion!

Stella has painted a canvas the masters will envy. Her characters, borne from her heart full of knowledge and the results of her evolving spirit, French Quarter leaves me with no doubt she has met and interacted with jack, Celina and Amelia. Who could resist falling in love with Jack and Celina? Or to be awed by the very sensistive way Stella rendered the inhabitants of Le Chats, people who dare to be different.

I was inside Jack's body, knowing how it felt to be the son of a mobster, in constant danger of a single misstep. I was inside Celina as she was terrorized, and as she squared her shoulders and fought on to win over impossibly difficult circumstances.

Bravo, Stella! French Quarter deserves to become a classic of our times.

Complex, intriguing, rich in texture, FRENCH QUARTER drew me away again and again from all that I *should* have been doing, back into that delicious 'can't-put-this-down' feeling. Jack and Celina have such a hot, tender, complicated and wonderfully unique relationship--it's an unforgettable love story and Jack is a hero to die for. With all its twists and unexpected turns, all the wealth of secondary characters both heart-tugging and malevolent, FRENCH QUARTER is a tour de force from a writer who continues to amaze and impress me.

With FRENCH QUARTER, Stella Cameron has written a real winner. This book will appeal to men as well as women with its intriguing plot (politics, the mob). This is one book you can't put down! Outstanding!

This is the first book I read by this author and I really enjoyed it. The book has tension, mystery and great characters. I especially liked the hero, Jack Charbonnet. You could almost feel the "cajun" flair throughout the book. I look forward to her next release featured on the excerpt from the back of this book.

First the cover grabbed me, then the text on the back of the book grabbed me. From then on I sat back and enjoyed one of the best books I've ever read. The author has a subtle hand but doesn't pull any punches. Celina Payne and Jack Charbonnet are complex enough to make you long for them to win out. And they have a lot to fight against. Some of the secondary characters are funny in a wonderful way. You want to know them. Some of the other secondary characters make sure you don't want to know them! Now I'm looking forward to Ms. Cameron's next book. It was nice to have an excerpt in the back of French Quarter.