He glanced ruefully at the documents cluttering his desk—assorted contracts with planters, crop forecasts, freight bills, bids from cotton mills in Birmingham. He and his partner were approaching their busiest time of year—harvest, when a constant flood of bales of cotton and hogsheads of sugar w...
She and Jacques had a wonderful time. The Creole food was divine and the wine flowed freely. They talked about their favorite operas and exchanged anecdotes about their experiences in the theater. Jacques was the soul of charm, and never missed an opportunity to excite Bella with a double entendr...