In 1728, beautiful, resourceful Madeleine Boucher is one of the last in a group of poor young girls given modest dowries in trunks, or casquettes, by the French government—then shipped off to America, where they are intended as wives for the French settlers in the Louisiana Territory. Despite a series of romantic travails, Madeleine remains dedicated to finding passion and securing the promise of her new adopted land, free from prejudices of the past.

Wanda Maureen Miller (or Mo)
grew up on an Arkansas farm in the 1940s and 1950s,
got educated, moved to California, and taught college English.
She has published six books
—a historical romance, The French (1983);
three textbooks, Reading Faster and Understanding More, Books 1, 2, and 3 (5 editions, 1976 to 2001);
her slightly fictionalized memoir, Last Trip Home (2018);
and now Book 1: Madeleine, Last French Casquette Bride in New Orleans.
Retired, she plays pickle-ball and is working on Book 2: Solange, Daughter of Last French Casquette Bride in New Orleans.

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