Glittering New Orleans was a sultry city of intrigue and danger. Here Camille Giron, the orphaned proud Creole beauty known as the Pirate Princess would find herself living in servitude to her powerful uncle - unless she could find a way to change her fate... Raised among Indians, the mysterious US Army Major Simon Woodward was considered a savage by the haughty Creoles. No respectable woman would approach him, let alone blackmail him. But Camille had discovered a secret about Simon... a secret that could provide her with just the advantage she needed. She didn't anticipate the explosion of desire between them - or the shocking scandal that would ensue. Now Camille faced certain ruin or a future shadowed by vengeance and betrayal, wild hope and ecstasy as the bride of an irresistible, unpredictable man...