Bonnaire

By: Delphine Marlowe

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Synopsis: It was a plantation. A Curse. A dream of three generations in the torrid Jamaica Sun. THEY WERE MASTERS OF VENGEANCE, SLAVES OF DESIRE-- BOUND TOGETHER BY THE SPELL OF BONNAIRE! VIVIAN OSBORN--Its cruel, bitter mistress, abandoned by her husband for a slave woman's bed. Her bloodthirsty quest laid a curse on her house. TACOOMA--Descendant of proud Ashanti warriors, he was destined to lead his people in America--and lose his heart to his sworn enemy. EZRA QUAYLE-- The debauched, rum-loving overseer, crippled in mind and body, poisoning life at Bonnaire for so many. JOHN RUTLAND--Charismatic, ambitious, he came to Jamaica an innocent. Greed drove him until he possessed Allamanda Hall, an unloving wife, and the soul of a beautiful quadroon slave. CAROLINE RUTLAND --Mistress of Allamanda Hall. Once tyrannized by her father, she shyly sought love--only to be dominated by hate. LUIDA--Slave and three-quarters white. Her all-consuming passion for John brought her pain and betrayal--and in the end, redemption. EMILY THARPE--An independent English beauty, dedicated to the slaves' cause--and most of all, Tacooma. FUSHABAH--Ashanti' priestess, mistress of magic. She shaped the destiny of Bonnaire and Allamanda Hatt until her revenge was complete. ...