The Legacy

Hotel Marchand #12

by Shirley Jump

Indigo's opera house was a gift fromAlexandre Valois to his wife longbefore the Civil War. Marjo Savoy,head of the opera house committee,is determined that the historic buildingwill never be sold.

Paul Clermont, the current owner, has no interest in holding onto the property he's inherited. A photojournalist who spendshis life on the road, he values his freedom too much to beburdened by real estate.

But something keeps drawing him back—the quiet beautyof the bayou, the stirring music of his Acadian ancestors ormaybe Marjo herself. After years of wandering, he's beginningto wonder if this is where he belongs.

Genres: Harlequin

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Shirley Jump is a writing instructor and an award-winning, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and USA Today bestselling author who has published more than 80 books in 24 countries. She has spoken all over the world about the power of narrative and how to create compelling books. A former reporter and communications director for a marketing agency, she uses her diverse background to help clients create impactful books that readers can’t down.

She knows the path to publication isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, so to help writers write their best possible book, she offers monthly Manuscript Masterminds through her website, www.WritingCompellingFiction.com.

On her channel, https://YouTube.com/@WritingCompellin..., she unlocks the secrets behind compelling novels and delves into the psychological aspect of overcoming creativity-stoppers like doubt and perfectionism. Follow her channel for more writing exercises, classes, and behind-the-scenes writing lessons or join her Manuscript Mastermind to build your tribe of like-minded writers and receive crucial feedback on your pages.

Reviews

[Barbara A. Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this series

After reading all 12 books, I can only say "I want to go to New Orleans"! Every story had a " happily ever after" and I loved all the characters in each one. Every author kept my attention and couldn't wait to go to the next.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The very end was so nice, and it was really great reading one last time about all the characters from the previous books and seeing them one more time. I cried at the ending.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is the last installment of the Hotel Marchand series. I'm glad to see how the last part of the series ended but this book was a little blah. Basically she likes him he likes her but they don't have the guts to get together. Seriously that's how most of the book is. I ended up skimming the last few chapters because it was almost the same thing over and over again. I don't think I would recommend this book to others.

[Gemma]

Bought this because it's Shirley Jump, and I've enjoyed a few of her books. But it's the "guy from the evil big city" meets "girl trying to save her heaven-on-earth small town" theme, and I'm utterly sick of that one. DNF.