Deceive Not My Heart

I first read this book as a teenager in 1988. I enjoyed it then and even more so this time around. The twists and turns in the plot keep you interested and encourage you to read on and on and on until the outcome is revealed. From start to finish, Leonie and Morgan's story will have you enthralled. And the chemistry! SIZZZZZLING! Morgan is foine with a capital F (I just know I'm gonna dream about him tonight).

I loved all the books that intergraded with each other. I love reading about the Slades, The Savages, Adam St. Clair, Brett Dangermond, and Royce Manchester. I was able to read a little about each of them in each others books. It was great. Morgan and Leonie Slade are my favorite.

I loved it!! Leonie's and Morgan's story was great. The dashing, debonair Morgan Slade is truly a dream. Leonie's one rash decision one night changed her life forever. Not only did Leonie's life change, but so did Morgan Slade's. Both are haunted by that one night. One night of bridled passion that left an impression and a gift to last a lifetime. From that night Leonie is thrown in a web of deception. She unknowingly marries a man she thinks she spent the night with. Is the man who he appears to be or is there something secret about this man? Leonie soon discovers the answer when drastic changes in her life, her way of living, and her family's fortune are threatened.

"Deceive Not My Heart" is an exciting, romantic read.

This author is one of my favorite and this book is a definite keeper. Leonie Saint-Andre's life this 19th-century New Orleans is nothing but a bitter memory. Her home, a fine Southern plantation, has fallen to decay and her grandfather continues to gamble away what is left of the family fortune. To recover her grandfather's latest gambling loss, Leonie creeps into the gambling house to steal his voucher. Hearing footsteps, she escapes into a dark room and into the arms of Morgan Slade, a man who mistakes her for the bed partner promised him by his host. Her vain protests serve only to arouse his passion but there is no hope for escape. Haunted by the memory of that night, Leonie is shocked to learn that her grandfather has arranged for her to marry none other than Morgan Slade. Leonie, to please her dying grandfather, agrees to marry under two conditions: that Morgan never lay hands on her, and that her dowry is merely loaned to him for five years. What Leonie doesn't realize is that her future husband is not Morgan Slade, but his nearly-identical cousin, Ashley, who, as soon as the charade of their wedding is play out, escapes to Europe with her dowry. Five years later, with creditors about to take her home, and a son, the child of that ill-fated night with Morgan Slade, she travels to Morgan Slade's home to retrieve her dowry. Only to find that Morgan is nothing like man she married. More and more they fall in love with each other, Leonie with the true Morgan and Morgan with this beautiful woman calling herself his wife.

This book grabbed me from page one. The Character were strong and well put together. I loved the dialouge between the two main character Leonie and Morgan. I just wondered how the original incident between the two would pan out. I'm glad that Leonie was not upset with him regarding their sons birth. Ashely however got just what he deserved.I would definitely recommend this book for a first time reader of this author. A excellent read.