"When Kate Chopin's classic was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, The Awakening is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement and a celebrated work of early feminist literature. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who...

IN DEEP VOODOO is a fun romantic mystery that will cast a spell on you! Start with bad mojo, add a pinprick of revenge, and watch things boil over... There's something strange afoot in the small touristy town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco refuses to believe in black magic. Her thoughts are on the Victorian house across the street from her health food business-her lying, cheating ex-husband...

In the small river town of La Luna, Louisiana, Calla Lily Ponder enjoys a blissful childhood at her mother's side, learns the art of healing through the humble womanly art of "fixing hair," and encounters first love with a boy named Tuck. When Tuck leaves her, Calla transforms her sorrow into inspiration and heads for the wild and colorful city of New Orleans--where she realizes the full power of her "healing hands" and Tuck presents her with an offer...

For Ellen Clayton, zoos are symbols of thedivorce between humans and animals. Clayton, aveterinarian in New Orleans, believes that animals havethe right to freedom. But what about human freedom, specifically her husband's search for it in anotherwoman's arms?

Fourteen short stories focusing on women and their lives in New Orleans.