Diana lives in New Orleans during the Louisiana Purchase in the early 19th century.

At a New Orleans gala, Diana meets David, a handsome French Creole aristocrat. But then her family sends her to St. Louis, where Diana meets John, a brave Kentucky frontiersman. David wants Diana to marry him, but will saying yes to David mean saying no to true love?

Number 29 in the currently out of print Sunfire series by Scholastic books.