Echoes of Tomorrow
“ For Richie, the real Reed And for Donna Freeman PROLOGUE March 19, 1844 He'd never met her. He wasn't even sure she existed. But unless she appeared at the proverbial eleventh hour, the woman Reed Blackwell searched for would not be at this gathering.
His eyes missed nothing as his gaze scanned over the heads of the cream of New Orleans aristocracy, watching dozens of his guests dance or chat in the elegant, glittering ballroom. He suffered a now-familiar twinge of frustration....
No new faces looked back at him.
The scent of expensive perfumes swirled around him to mingle with snatches of conversations. Compliments about the "excellent host," flattering, insincere comments on someone's gown and half-hearted threats to steal away his cook gained no more than a cursory nod from him. His eyes began to glaze over. He allowed himself that luxury for a few moments. What he wouldn't give for a stimulating conversation with a woman. An intelligent woman. The right woman.MoreLess
His eyes missed nothing as his gaze scanned over the heads of the cream of New Orleans aristocracy, watching dozens of his guests dance or chat in the elegant, glittering ballroom. He suffered a now-familiar twinge of frustration....
No new faces looked back at him.
The scent of expensive perfumes swirled around him to mingle with snatches of conversations. Compliments about the "excellent host," flattering, insincere comments on someone's gown and half-hearted threats to steal away his cook gained no more than a cursory nod from him. His eyes began to glaze over. He allowed himself that luxury for a few moments. What he wouldn't give for a stimulating conversation with a woman. An intelligent woman. The right woman.MoreLess
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