Embracing Elise

He liked everything about her . . .Sloan Devereaux, called Dev, who along with his teenage daughter is spending a year in Louisiana studying Cajun culture and teaching at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, finds something there he hadn't bargained for . . . a beautiful, strong, courageous and passionate woman who might possibly give him a reason to trust . . . and love again.Among the proud Cajun people of her heritage, Elise Cantrelle, who was abused by her former husband, has finally found the peace she's always yearned for. She's also found satisfying work she's passionate about and a sense of belonging she's never before known. What she feels for Dev threatens that peace, because although he wants her, she's not sure he needs or loves her. And Elise won't settle for less.Their story is the third in the series about the Cantrelle family of Louisiana and includes updates on all the characters from books #1 and #2.Author's Note: EMBRACING ELISE was originally published in 1993 with the title When Somebody Wants You. It was written under my then-pseudonym, Trisha Alexander.