When New Orleans businessman Errol Petrie hires Celina Payne to represent "Dreams"--a company that caters to the whims of the wealthy and uses the profits to fund the wishes of dying children--her newfound happiness is soon shattered by Petrie's untimely death.
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Stella Cameron's French Quarter is an entertaining and suspenseful romantic thriller that offers something for everyone: murder, passion, lust, greed, organized crime, and political ambition, all skillfully blended and served up with a Cajun flair.
In contemporary New Orleans, beautiful and talented former Miss Louisiana Celena Payne is thrown into an uneasy partnership with Jack Charbonnet when a mutual friend, Errol Petrie, is killed. As the two slowly piece together a complex puzzle of murder and intrigue, Celena fears for her safety as enemies begin to emerge, including her own ne'er-do-well parents, an ambitious politician with his own plans for her, and the vicious gangsters linked to Jack through his parents' mob connections. Her growing feelings for Jack are mingled with a distrust that she must overcome, while Jack's own tormented past just may keep him from Celena's arms.
For readers who like their murder mysteries enlivened with a touch of steamy romance, French Quarter is a fast-paced and engaging choice. The perfect summer read. --Lisa Wanttaja --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Mystery, more than romance, defines Cameron's (The Best Revenge) appealing if conventional first outing into hardback romantic suspense. Peopled by standard types?growling mob boss, simpering drag queen, pushy newspaper gossipmonger, unscrupulous evangelists, conscienceless politicos?in a cartoon New Orleans, the novel nonetheless succeeds in weaving a taut web of murder and sexual liaisons (the latter sometimes played out in dog-ear-worthy pages of steamy lust). Jack Charbonnet, part owner of a riverboat casino, is thrown together with a former Miss Louisiana, Celina Payne, when her boss, Errol Petrie, is murdered. Jack's wife died four years ago in murky circumstances; Celina is pregnant after a rape by a man whose identity she conceals. Their decision to marry, for respectability's sake, long precedes the predictable resolution of their mistrustful relationship and the more interesting exploration of the connections among Celina's parents, Errol's spiritual guides and Senate-hopeful Wilson Lamar. Cameron's exploration of family?from mob loyalty to parental betrayal?lends a certain thoughtfulness to the work.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
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
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I'm a huge fan of contemporary romantic thrillers, but this book dragged from page 1! I kept finding something else to do & had to force myself to finish this. The basic plot was good, the rapport not so hot, & the 'action' jumped like an erratic phonograph needle. The mobsters were totally unrealistic. There were just way too many elements thrown together that the story lost its impact. I want the bad guys to be really bad & the good guys to have great chemistry. Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb), Tami Hoag, Linda Howard & Catherine Coulter's contemporaries are much better.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this book because it was on the Romantic Times list of Reviewers Choice for Best Mainstream Novel. It was trash! It was a waste of money to buy and figure out my own best of the five books.
It was confusing, very boring, bad mobster that made me go Huh? Unbelievable characters that I could never understand or see on the streets. Not a good review!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
too complex and weird
I have read other Stella Cameron books and enjoyed them, but this one was a little too much with too many complications! The mob, rape, politics, murder mystery, journalism, etc. Read more
Published on Sep 5 1999
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is the worst Stella Cameron book I have read.
I have read many of Stella Cameron's books and for the most part have liked them. Her story lines are usually good but this time she seems to have lost site of the distinction... Read more
Published on Aug 31 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stella Cameron at her thrilling best!
French Quarter, like all of the other Stella Cameron books I have read, is extremely entertaining. I read the entire book in one day! Read more
Published on Aug 19 1999
1.0 out of 5 stars
poorly written soft-core pornography
This book was a colossal waste of time. It jumps from poorly written pornography to brutal torture scenes featuring unbelievable mobsters. Read more
Published on July 18 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
My first Stella Cameron novel.
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. Read more
Published on Jun 8 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book to cheer for
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. Read more
Published on May 6 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Sizzles!
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. Read more
Published on April 21 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Romantic Suspense at it's best--Wow!
This was one advance reading copy I was very happy to get. Celina Payne has had one of those tough lives that look cushy to strangers. Read more
Published on April 21 1999
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing & formulaic
I'm willing to suspend belief (especially with romance novels), but this one asks way too much of the reader. Read more
Published on April 19 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read.
Thought Stella Cameron's THE BEST REVENGE was the best, but this one, FRENCH QUARTER, is even better. The mystery and romantic suspense keep you turning pages until the end. Read more
Published on Mar 2 1999
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