Frank Borne
ASIN: B01AOXXS7Y
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 299
Baxter Edwards, the captain of a Carnival organization struggling in changing economic times, selects a celebrity to serve as its monarch, convinced the club will be infused with vitality. However, when he chooses his best friend’s college-age daughter, Claire Boudreaux, to serve as queen, he’s surprised when they develop feelings for one another. Their love for New Orleans unites them; their age difference threatens to keep them apart as the disapproval of family and friends presents obstacles for the cross-generational relationship. Should Baxter leave Claire alone to graduate and begin her career without the pressure of dating a man in a different phase of life?Threatened by the resurgence of Baxter’s club, Newton Lavoisier, the captain of a rival organization, uses unethical means to cause the Merry Men of Sancus financial harm. He conspires with the krewes’ float-builder to ...