[.ca] Creole Fires (ISBN 0440208033)

READ IT AND FALL IN LOVE!:
I LOVED AND I STILL LOVE THIS BOOK! NICOLE IS SO WONDERFUL AS THE STUBBORN, BUT LOVABLE HEROINE. ALEX IS THE STRONG, SILENT TYPE WITH A BIG HEART. THE STORY CONTAINS SO MANY THEMES THAT IT DOESN'T GET BORING NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I READ IT. I STILL OWN A COPY AND IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF ALL TIME! A BIG SALUTE TO THE WOMAN OF THE ROMANCE HOUR, KAT MARTIN!

EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!! You gotta read it!!:
I don't rate a book five stars very often but this one is worth it. The plot had a lot of depth that many other romance novels lack. The story jerked you in from page one and didn't let you go til the end. The secondary characters were abundant and wonderfully interesting. Kat Martin KNOWS how to tell a story. If you can get your hands on this book - you gotta read it!

Creole Fires:
Well, I guess I am the lone ranger. This book bored me to death. I got so sick of the slave/not slave, marriage/not marriage. I have seen too many romance novels like this where the heroine always wants to marry and the hero just wants a mistress and "proper" wife suited to his great wealth and standing. Really can't someone come up with something more interesting than this. I had a real hard time even finishing it.

Awsome Read:
This book was wonderfully written. I loved the characters Alex and Nicole. Alex is such a great guy in this book. The passion between the two is so great I couldn't wait for the next thing to happen. The only time I got irritated was when Nicole kept running away thinking she should find love somewhere else,(only because Alex had to marry someone else and she didn't want to be his mistress). I was thinking to myself "girl, give it up!" She already caused herself much trouble the last two times she left him because of her damn pride and every time-- she comes close to getting either robbed, raped, or killed. I also enjoyed the part where Alex and Nicole met a few years ago by accident, and since he has never forgotten her looks, he sees her being octioned off as a servant. But he only notices the beauty of his rememberance of her (not knowing it was the same girl) and buys her anyway against a mean, cruel man in which Alex had to beat. Then the story goes on. This book was definately a page turner. I'm glad I bought the book. I've read a lot of Kat Martin books, and this is just one of the stories that I can clearly remember because I enjoyed it so much. It is worth reading! ;)

A Classic Romance!:
"Creole Fires" is a classic Martin romance. This read offers it all for the fan of historical romance fiction. Alex Du Villier has returned to Louisiana after being abroad in France for several years. Before his departure for France, he rescued a young lady of good breeding from certain harm. He walks away from her but she never leaves his mind. Three years later he returns to New Orleans and is on his way to a meeting with friends when he is compelled to enter an auction for indentured servants. He can't explain it but he purchases a slight young girl with the eyes the color of the girl he'd saved. He has no idea that both girls are one and the same, and that he has unwittingly taken a step towards his future. But will he allow his heart to release the one thing that brings him joy in order secure the families sugar plantation with a marriage that will be no more then a business arrangement? Nicole has lost all. Her father and mother are dead and she is now not a gently breed young lady...she is now a bond servant. When she is put on the auction block she has no idea who the handsome man is that has purchased her...until she comes face to face with her hero from her childhood. He has no idea who she is and accepts the fact that she is no more then she appears. A thief and servant. But, his gentle nature and attention speaks to Nicki and she begins to wish for that which she can't have...that is until his grandmother returns from France and recognizes who Nicki is. Will Alex and Nicki be able to put their feelings aside for a fortune, or will love be stronger then either of them ever realized it could be? This is one of my favorite romances by Ms. Martin. She has taken great care in building the relationship between her two main characters and as a result the reader will be drawn into the drama and firmly entertained until the final page. This is one romance I highly recommend!