Les Bonneaux, Tome 3 : Les Amants de Cuba

Résumé

Amérique, 1898.

Victoria, fille d’un magnat de la presse, a deux passions : le journalisme et le capitaine Sam Garrett. Passions bridées, puisqu’elle n’écrit que de courts articles pour la chronique mondaine, et que le cœur de Sam appartient à son amour de jeunesse, Mary, une jeune indienne. Sa vie s’écoule donc, sans grand relief – jusqu’à cette nuit de neige où, au cours d’un bal trop arrosé, elle vole un baiser à Sam. Leur relation prend dès lors un tour passionnel, et, surpris en situation compromettante, tous deux sont contraints à de hâtives fiançailles. Un engagement précipité, bientôt suivi d’un autre séisme : l’explosion d’un cuirassé américain en rade de La Havane amène peu après les Etats-Unis à déclarer la guerre à l’Espagne. Inquiète pour Sam, parti sur place avec l’establishment militaire, Victoria décide de le suivre sous prétexte de couvrir la crise cubaine pour La Tribune, le journal paternel. Elle ignore seulement que Mary, enrôlée comme infirmière sur un navire-hôpital, est également du voyage…

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Description en VO :

She followed her heart . . . and found her destiny.

FROM THE DRAWING ROOMS The spirited daughter of a Wyoming newspaper baron, Victoria Parker has two grand passions: journalism and Captain Sam Garrett. But her gift for writing has been confined to the society page and the captain's heart belongs to another. Now, as dramatic events and sensational headlines sweep the nation, everything is about to change.

TO THE FRONT LINES A reckless combination of innocence and optimism convinces Victoria that anything is possible -- even winning Sam's heart. When he joins Teddy Roosevelt's infamous Rough Riders as they prepare to charge into battle, she follows and is inspired to report on the heroic efforts of American nurses who tend the sick and wounded. But instead of a joyous reunion with the man to whom she has surrendered body and soul, she finds chaos and heartache.

LOVE WAS WORTH FIGHTING FOR . . . As Victoria grows from novice reporter to dedicated journalist, she will find herself transformed from an idealistic girl into a proud, courageous woman -- unafraid to fight for her country, her ideals and her heart.

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Victoria Parker has loved Captain Sam Garrett for most of her life. So when the career soldier returns to Cheyenne after eight years in service to manage his family's business interests, Victoria sets out to win his heart -- even though she knows it belongs to another. But then hostilities erupt outside of U.S. borders and the country is soon at war. When Sam reenlists, joining Teddy Roosevelt's infamous Rough Riders, Victoria follows, determined not to lose the love she has just found. In the chaos of battle, Victoria will find her purpose, reporting on the heroic efforts of American nurses. And she will find the courage to fight for her country, her ideals and her heart as she stakes her claim as the captain's woman.

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When Journalist Victoria Parker follows Captain Sam Garrett, the man she has loved for years, into battle when he joins Teddy Roosevelt's legendary Rough Riders, she discovers her true calling in life when she begins reporting on the heroic efforts of the American nurses.