Madam of My Heart: A Novel of Love, Loss and Redemption

Baltimore, 1849. During a scandalous crisis, the young Irish Brianna Baird flees her home at Fells Point. With little cash and only a seamstress's trade, she braves the hypnotic streets of New Orleans. The tantalizing Madam DeSalle lures her to her brothel, then sells her to the dashing but questionable gambler, Edward Spina, who falls in love with her. In a tawdry alliance with these two profiteers, Brianna embarks on a journey through the French Quarter's debauched and glittering Voodoo world. Facing the horrors of slavery, she triumphs by gaining freedom papers for her maid Emma's enslaved husband and son. Brianna and Edward escape with them to San Francisco. There she becomes one of the most sought after madams in the gold rush parlor house trade. But will her fame and pluck be enough to save Edward from the Vigilante's noose? This is the first book in the American Madams series.

Author: Gini Grossenbacher
Publisher: Jgks Press
Published: 02/01/2017
Pages: 474
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.06d
ISBN: 9780998380605

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 169

About the Author
Grossenbacher, Gini: - California author Gini Grossenbacher was a successful high school English teacher until she abandoned grades and term papers, choosing to write historical novels instead. Now she leads small writing groups and coaches other writers on their craft. She loves researching the history behind her novels, traveling to the settings where they take place. She lives with her family in the Sacramento Valley where she grew up, east of San Francisco.