A Ruth Ryan Langan Historical Romance Classic.Annalisa Montgomery leaves her convent for a visit to the stranger who is her mother. Aboard the paddlewheeler the sheltered young woman meets Chase Masters, a handsome, worldly gambler who leaves an indelible impression on her.Annalisa's mother dies suddenly, leaving her daughter a shocking legacy - a luxurious house of pleasure in steamy New Orleans. This, in turn, sweeps the convent-bred beauty into a maze of corruption and intrigue. It is the charming Chase who seems always to come to Annalisa's rescue. But Chase harbors secrets of his own. Secrets that lead them into a web of horrors that can offer no happy ending. New York Times best-selling author Ruth Ryan Langan, who also writes under the pseudonym R. C. Ryan, is the author of over 100 novels, both contemporary romantic-suspense and historical adventure. Quite an accomplishment for this mother of five who, after her youngest child started school, gave herself the gift of an hour a day to follow her dream to become a published author.Ruth has given dozens of radio, television and print interviews across the country and Canada, and has been quoted in such diverse publications as THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and COSMOPOLITAN. Ruth has also been interviewed on CNN NEWS, as well as GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
