
From the moment she met Captain Jean Bouclaire on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, Gabrielle Gallant felt her imagination - and her innocent heart - stirred by the sun-bronzed and dangerously handsome seafarer. And when he swept her into his arms, it hardly seemed to matter...

Years have passed since the Acadian Gallant family was separated from their patriarch during the British exile from Nova Scotia, but Gabrielle and her mother refuse to give up. They travel to the sleepy shores of Bayou Teche for Joseph Gallant's return, while Gabrielle also waits...