Celestine: The House on rue de Maine [NOOK Book]

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In 1795 New Orleans, the Spanish controlled city struggles to rebuild after two devastating fires, and a young teenage girl is just as determined to leave her past behind and start anew. Celestine, the daughter of a Mississippi River prostitute spends most of her time hating herself, her life and the dirty men who rut with her mama. When she turns thirteen and her mama informs her she’ll be servicing the very men she hates and fears, she has no other option but to run to the good nuns of the Ursulines Convent ...
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Celestine: The House on rue de Maine

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In 1795 New Orleans, the Spanish controlled city struggles to rebuild after two devastating fires, and a young teenage girl is just as determined to leave her past behind and start anew. Celestine, the daughter of a Mississippi River prostitute spends most of her time hating herself, her life and the dirty men who rut with her mama. When she turns thirteen and her mama informs her she’ll be servicing the very men she hates and fears, she has no other option but to run to the good nuns of the Ursulines Convent where for the first time she encounters kindness and a different kind of life.

After meeting the dashing ship captain Maurice Dubois, a man with his own past demons to reckon with, Celestine allows herself to be truly loved for the first time. But when a shocking turn of events leaves her once again with nothing more than her own wits to survive, Celestine begins to realize the power her intoxicating beauty gives her over men including the debonair and infamous pirate Jean Lafitte. It’s this very power that Celestine learns to capitalize on to begin a new career...not as the common riverfront lady of the night her mother had been...but as the most sought after courtesan in all of New Orleans.
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With an interesting heroine, several leading men and scintillating dialogue, F.J. Wilson captured my attention and took me back to a different time, when women had no political or legal power and mostly advanced through their wits.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940015069204
  • Publisher: Chances Press, LLC
  • Publication date: 8/29/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 898,070
  • File size: 334 KB

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For information on F.J. Wilson, please visit www.chancespress.com.
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  • Posted September 11, 2012

    The story starts out with Celestine as a young girl who seeks r

    The story starts out with Celestine as a young girl who seeks refuge in the orphanage to avoid becoming a prostitute like her mother. She wants nothing to do with men and is disgusted with the thought of sex. This book was described to me as a romance novel, but I didn't find it romantic. In my opinion, in a hypnotizing love story, where the characters find eachother, feel great passion for one another, overcome obstacles to be together, and are commited to one another, sex is a great additive to this mixture. I am all for a good sex scene in a romance novel. In this book, however, the sex was not a spice added to magnify the reader's sense of a building relationship.
    In order to get into a book and enjoy a romance, the main characters, hero and heroine have to be liked. I found it too difficult to like Celestine. She claimed great love for her husband, but he died, and within a few months she was in the bed of a pirate, whom she immediately claimed to love. Then she was hopping into bed with anyone who gave her the time of day, including her best friend's husband, performing the same oral sex scene , which each different man reacted the exact same way to. Several times I found myself saying out loud, "Seriously?"
    I think I would have enjoyed this story more as historical fiction, without most of the sex scenes, although many of the other events in the book were too unbelievable as well. Sorry, it just didn't work for me.
    I was given this book for free in exchange for a review.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 5, 2012

    You would not have to be a New Orleanian to appreciate the vivid

    You would not have to be a New Orleanian to appreciate the vivid imagery and majesty described in this book. The author has a way of gracefully capturing the subtle nuances that are indicative of the mystic of 18th century New Orleans. The sexual awakening that Celestine, the heroine, confronts is empowering and ingratiating at the same time. This book was very well written and a great accompaniment to a warm fire and soothing glass of wine.

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