The Le Veq Family Books in Order

The Le Veq Family series follows a prominent Black Creole family from New Orleans whose fortunes rise, fall, and transform in the years around the Civil War and Reconstruction. These books mix ballrooms and bayous, politics and piracy, and love stories that are as dramatic as the history swirling around them.

Through the Storm introduces Raimond Le Veq, a former Union major trying to restore his family’s wealth after war has gutted their once‑lavish life. To claim his inheritance he must marry, and his mother chooses Sable Fontaine—the former slave who once captured his heart and, in his eyes, betrayed him. Their arranged marriage forces both to confront old wounds, dangerous enemies, and a desire that never really stopped burning.

In Winds of the Storm, the focus shifts to Archer Le Veq, Raimond’s cousin, who owes his life to a mysterious Civil War spy known as the Butterfly. Years later, in the violent twilight of Reconstruction, that spy—Zahra Lafayette—is pulled into one last mission. Posing as a madam in New Orleans, she works to protect freedmen from white supremacist violence, only to run headlong into Archer again. Their reunion blends undercover work, hotel‑empire ambitions, and a love affair that has to survive bullets and betrayal.

Captured takes the Le Veq saga onto the high seas. Dominic LeVeq is a feared privateer sailing under letters of marque against the British. When he seizes a British frigate and discovers Clare Sullivan, an enslaved woman on board, he offers her a shocking bargain: one night in his bed in exchange for her freedom. What begins as a desperate agreement becomes a story about trust, self‑worth, and two people fighting to reclaim their lives from the systems that tried to own them.

Throughout the series, Jenkins layers in the texture of Black Creole life—French and African heritage, complex social hierarchies, Caribbean ties, and the shifting laws of race and class. The Le Veqs move through drawing rooms, dockyards, and dangerous back alleys, navigating both romantic entanglements and the brutal politics of their time.

Readers who like family‑centered historical sagas, high stakes, and couples who earn their joy against real historical obstacles will find the Le Veq books a rich and memorable ride.