Eden

'If Esmee Jackson had learned one lesson in life, it was to keep away from men.' Esmee is beautiful and exotic, the illegitimate daughter of a slave and a slave trader. As she grows into a striking young women, men are haunted by her loveliness. Her father, Captain Jeremiah Jackson, plans to sell Esmee, just as Esmee's mother was sold. But when Samuel Rushworth glimpses Esmee, it is clear that the course of both their lives will be altered dramatically. A novel of romance, action and hope, EDEN is Janet Mary Tomson at her very best.