{"product_id":"a-house-on-rampart-street-leonard-jr-ledoux-9798196885938","title":"A House on Rampart Street: A Sweeping Historical Novel of Love, Race, and Survival in Antebellum New Orleans.","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the glittering world of antebellum New Orleans, beauty could open doors-but bloodlines could destroy lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the mysterious and misunderstood society of the \u003ci\u003egens de couleur libres\u003c\/i\u003e, Odette Trudeau lives between two worlds: neither enslaved nor fully free, desired by powerful men yet denied the dignity of true equality. Raised within the elegant walls of Château Vidal among Louisiana's free people of color, Odette is groomed for a future as a wealthy white man's placée-a carefully arranged mistress hidden behind the lace curtains of Creole society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Odette longs for something forbidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA life beyond contracts and secret arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the handsome and ambitious Francoise Boisseau-Larieux rescues her from tragedy, their connection ignites a dangerous romance that threatens to unravel the fragile social order of New Orleans. Standing against them is Christophe Pascal, a wealthy Creole aristocrat obsessed with possessing Odette at any cost-even if it means destroying everyone she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs betrayal, scandal, forbidden passion, and long-buried family secrets consume Château Vidal, Odette and Francoise are forced into a desperate escape from Louisiana society itself. Yet even years later, the ghosts of New Orleans refuse to release them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the lavish backdrop of quadroon balls, Mardi Gras galas, Mississippi riverfronts, and the shadowed beauty of Creole Louisiana, \u003ci\u003eA House on Rampart Street\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping historical saga of race, desire, family, and survival in a world where love itself could become an act of rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Jr. Le'doux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196885938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Leonard Jr. Le'doux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084183347455,"sku":"9798196885938","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-house-on-rampart-street-leonard-jr-ledoux-9798196885938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}