Since they were children working barefoot about Toulouse Plantation, Josie and Cleo have been as close as sisters, forging an unbreakable relationship that defies their assignments as mistress and slave. Together, the two have got distributed secrets and protected one another through joy and heartbreak. They never dream they could also share an intense passion for the same man, the elegant, enchanting, and irresistibly seductive Bertrand Chamard. His like will change their friendship permanently and set in motion a series of events from which there can be no turning back.

Set among the bayous of Old Louisiana as well as the grand avenues of New Orleans, Always & Forever may be the stirring saga of the Creole family and of two ladies, bound by bloodstream and friendship, who also are tested by prejudice, betrayal, and the tragedies of slavery.