Book excerpt: A woman reader said, I couldn't put it down. Rose, Ma Petite is a heartwarming saga about an incredible woman set in nineteenth century Paris, New Orleans and the Atlantic Ocean. Readers admire her nature, envy her beauty and marvel at her adventures. ROSE RAeNAUD comes to Paris in 1863 seeking fame and fortune: a certainty with her beauty and brains. She's a fledgling and pure as Mary, but she becomes a beloved tease in Paris' sidewalk cafes. Paris is obsessed with diversity. It has never been so naughty and delightful, and Emperor Louis Napoleon III is the trendsetter. Sitting in a sidewalk cafe with brother MAURICE, influential FRANA OISE HAUSMAN and her French Poodle stroll by. Peppe pulls free. Maurice chases, captures and returns him. The Renauds' indigent lives are changed forever. It's a beautiful rags to riches story.