Lily Song of the River, Book Number One / Volume 1

Cruise down the Mississippi with Natchez belle Lily Anderson. Needing to provide for herself and her sisters, Lily is desperately trying to make a go of a riverboat venture with co-owner Blake Matthews. But they fail to find anything to agree upon. Blake is enamored of the feisty Lily. Attempts to woo her may be lost to the devious Jean Luc Champney. Will the siren song of the river evolve into a serenade or a somber lament? When a loveless marriage seems inevitable, Lily Anderson makes a last-ditch effort at the life of adventure she longs for. She purchases the steamship Hattie Belle, unaware her precious dowry garners only patrial ownership. Roguish gambler Blake Matthew wins the title the the Hattie Belle after a night of cards, but his confidence in achieving his dream is dampened when he meets his new partner-- Lily