Gabrielle

By Leta Tegler

Book Overview

Headstrong Gabrielle St. Claire knew nothing of politics until secret documents found in her possession falsely branded her a traitor to the Confederacy. Exiled from her New Orleans home, the pampered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380756161
• ISBN13: 9780380756162
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

ABSOLUTELY wonderful. Cade must be Rhett Butler's brother!

Gabrielle and Celeste St. Claire are spoiled southern (louisiana) belles.The older sister Celeste is jealous of the adored and naive Gabrielle. The story starts with Gabrielle sneaking a "love letter" to Celeste's not so loyal to the south boyfriend Rubin. Gabrielle eventually gets caught as a "spy" and is taken to Texas in exile by her uncle's close friend and reb colleague, cade montana. There are many twists in this plot starting with trying to prove Gabrielle is innocent of the charges; the terrible treatment she gets from southerners who believe the charges; the war itself; the attraction between the earthy Cade Montana and the new orleans brat;nd the evolution of an incredible life changing love. The loves scenes are wonderful but I wouldn't call this a simple love story at all. It's much more complex. At time Gabrielle is a whiny brat and you want to shake her but you have to love Cade from the very beginning. He's the Rhett Butler with his hand on the bannister looking at this apparition, ruggedly protecting her and forcing her to face life. Thanks goodness he "does give a damn" and Gabrielle catches on before its too late.

Passion, Scandles and Love

This book has it all. I'm new to the romance scene and I wish this was the first book that I had picked up. Gabrielle St. Claire is an old south New Orleans belle. She gets involved in a mess that her sister created and it leads her to be exiled in Texas with a man that she hates, but has unexplainable feelings for. The twist, turns and quirks of their relationship will have you begging for more. This is a wonderful old fashion love affair.