The Mercenary

Adele has her future all planned out - and it doesn't involve the dangerously handsome mercenary Sebastien Donadieu.Adele has always put her faith in reason over romance. Her mind has kept her sane in the claustrophobic society of French Indochina, salvaged her family's failing estate, and secured her engagement to a wealthy French businessman. She just has to get through her engagement party and she will be on a ship to Paris to start her life as a married woman. But the appearance of a mysterious rogue stirs unfamiliar feelings. Sebastien is in Vietnam for one reason only - to make his fortune. He has no intention of becoming entangled with anyone, least of all another faithless French lady. Sebastien knows not to trust the French, even one with soft curves and a sharp wit. But when Adele and Sebastien are thrown together, unexpected circumstances threaten to derail Adele's carefully shaped future. Will Adele stay true to her plan? Will Sebastien take another chance on love? Or will the secret that he is harboring tear them apart once and for all?