A Taste of Fire — Joyce Carlow

In Joyce Carlow's "A TASTE OF FIRE," Bostonian Michael Hamilton discovers the tantalizing delicacies of New Orleans. The year is 1803, and the sultry, decadent French Quarter is teeming with exquisite food and gorgeous women, but none more captivating than Carre Chantel, a famed chef whose culinary talents are second only to her feminine charms.