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Adrienne Rivet is a beautiful, down-on-her-luck thirty-year-old from New Orleans. But her luck changes completely when a stranger introduces himself as a long-lost cousin and gives her ownership of a valuable brothel. The only catch is: She has to pretend to be married to the co-owner of the place. Thus, she becomes “Madam Tellier,” the Queen of the French Quarter. A year after she arrives at the brothel, she receives an invitation to her brother’s wedding. She flies to Mexico to be there for him – and in the space of a single night, falls head over heels in love with his fiancée. Dora Wakefield is a gorgeous, charming young woman from Georgia. She comes from a poor family, and her marriage to Adrienne’s wealthy brother is very important for her loved ones’ futures. But after meeting Adrienne, she begins to question all the choices she’s made. On the morning of the wedding, she knocks on Adrienne’s door to say she thinks she’s falling for her. That she wants to run away with her. But Adrienne is torn between her feelings for Dora and her love for her brother – and she doesn’t know what to do. What will become of Adrienne and Dora? Is it realistic to turn the passion they shared into an actual life – or will they go back to the patterns and routines they’ve already chosen? Is love strong enough to break the chains of a fettered existence? This book was inspired by the short story “Madame Tellier’s Excursion” by Guy de Maupassant.