Jaye Burke

Venice Jaye Burke

Her story will touch every emotion.
A riveting account of tragic love during The Great War.

1916- New Orleans, Louisiana



Set in the aristocratic Garden District of old New Orleans and the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, this story tells of how wealth and poverty meet at the onset of World War I. Venice Arial is from elite New Orleans society and when she meets local shrimper, Etienne Armand, on the Northshore in 1916, they connect instantly, but their ill-fated love and subsequent marriage will be shrouded with secrets, hate, and selfish greed.

But when the U. S. enters World War I in 1917, Etienne is shipped to France, and Venice is left vulnerable to those with the selfish desire to tear them apart for good. But will she learn of the secrets and hateful schemes planned and carried out by ones closest to her? And after no contact and receiving no letters, will she ever see her beloved Etienne again?Fans of Rhys Bowen, Ruth Saberton, and Irina Shapiro will relish in the love and tragedy of a story so prevalent in the days of The Great War.