An affluent black family fights against illness and death when a terrible outbreak of yellow fever strikes New Orleans in the summer of 1853.

"Musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous results. September, 1840. A giant rally is being planned in New Orleans to stir up support for presidential candidate William Henry Harrison: the Indian-killing, hard-cider-drinking, wannabe "people's president". Trained surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January has little use for politicians. But the run-up to the rally is packed with balls and dinner...

The Sylvan Vale and the Sylvan Wyld are at war. Now that the unsteady truce between them has been broken, lines must be drawn. In an effort to protect the weakened Winter Court, Bastien rallies powerful allies and friends in New Orleans to come to their aid. Meanwhile, under protection alongside her injured mother in the Summer Court, Celine is uncertain of whom to trust. She cannot get word to Bastien, and does not understand why he has not returned....

"For centuries, there have been rumors, whispers in the fields and behind sheets of laundry. Remembrance - a place of sanctuary of freedom - and perhaps magic. If you could make it there. Now, three women, separated by time and oceans, but alike in desperation, seek its refuge. 1791, Haiti: The island is on the brink of revolution, and Abigail is forced to flee with her mistress, leaving her children behind. 1857, New Orleans: Promised her freedom...

Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.

"The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Mungo St John is accustomed to the ... luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen, and his childhood sweetheart Camilla taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger, and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla--and destroying Chester. Camilla, trapped in New...

With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball.