Two young women risk it all for adventure and romance.
1886. Charlotte Gleason embarks from England with conflicting emotions. She is headed to New York City to marry one of America’s wealthiest heirs—a man she has never even met.
When her doubts gain the upper hand, she swaps identities with her maid Dora. Charlotte wants a chance at “real life,” even if it means giving up financial security. It’s a risk she’s willing to take.
But what begins as the whim of a spoiled rich girl becomes a test of survival beyond her blackest nightmare.
For the maid, Dora, it’s the chance of a lifetime. She is thrust into a fairy tale life amid ball gowns and lavish mansions, yet she is tormented by the possibility of discovery. And what of the man who believes she is his intended? Can they find happiness sharing a life based on a lie?
Two young women risk it all for adventure and romance.
1886. Charlotte Gleason embarks from England with conflicting emotions. She is headed to New York City to marry one of America’s wealthiest heirs—a man she has never even met.
When her doubts gain the upper hand, she swaps identities with her maid Dora. Charlotte wants a chance at “real life,” even if it means giving up financial security. It’s a risk she’s willing to take.
But what begins as the whim of a spoiled rich girl becomes a test of survival beyond her blackest nightmare.
For the maid, Dora, it’s the chance of a lifetime. She is thrust into a fairy tale life amid ball gowns and lavish mansions, yet she is tormented by the possibility of discovery. And what of the man who believes she is his intended? Can they find happiness sharing a life based on a lie?
Spend a season in glamorous 1895 Newport with three women looking for purpose and love.
Lucy Scarpelli, an Italian dressmaker from New York, befriends socialite Rowena Langdon as she’s making her summer wardrobe. It’s an unlikely friendship, but one that Rowena encourages by inviting Lucy to the family mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Grateful for Lucy’s skill in creating clothes that hide her physical injury, Rowena encourages Lucy to dream of a better future
One day Lucy encounters an intriguing man on the Cliff Walk, and love begins to blossom. Yet Lucy resists, for what Newport man would be interested in an Italian dressmaker working to support her family?
Rowena faces an arranged marriage to a wealthy heir she doesn’t love. Dare a crippled girl hope for better?
And Lucy’s teenage sister, Sofia, takes up with a man of dubious character. Can love blossom? Should it?
As the lives of three young women–and their unlikely suitors–become entangled in a web of secrets and sacrifice, will the season end with any of them finding true happiness?
BOOKLIST named An Unlikely Suitor to the Top 100 Romance Novels of the last 10 Years!
Spend a season in glamorous 1895 Newport with three women looking for purpose and love.
Lucy Scarpelli, an Italian dressmaker from New York, befriends socialite Rowena Langdon as she’s making her summer wardrobe. It’s an unlikely friendship, but one that Rowena encourages by inviting Lucy to the family mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Grateful for Lucy’s skill in creating clothes that hide her physical injury, Rowena encourages Lucy to dream of a better future
One day Lucy encounters an intriguing man on the Cliff Walk, and love begins to blossom. Yet Lucy resists, for what Newport man would be interested in an Italian dressmaker working to support her family?
Rowena faces an arranged marriage to a wealthy heir she doesn’t love. Dare a crippled girl hope for better?
And Lucy’s teenage sister, Sofia, takes up with a man of dubious character. Can love blossom? Should it?
As the lives of three young women–and their unlikely suitors–become entangled in a web of secrets and sacrifice, will the season end with any of them finding true happiness?
BOOKLIST named An Unlikely Suitor to the Top 100 Romance Novels of the last 10 Years!
Although not a part of the Gilded Age series, this novella is also set in New York City during the Gilded Age: “The Bridal Quilt”. Enjoy!
Wealth. Security. Or love?
The prize possession of New York ingénue Ada Wallace is the bridal quilt she’s been working on for years. If only she’d find a rich man worthy of marrying.
When Ada finds herself responsible for the injury of a poor man and a boy, she takes them into her home out of guilt. But the man is someone from her past—a wealthy man who gave up everything to help the poor.
Their Christmas presence changes Ada’s view of the world, her faith, and her future.
What is she willing to sacrifice for true love?
Although not a part of the Gilded Age series, this novella is also set in New York City during the Gilded Age. Enjoy!
Wealth. Security. Or love?
The prize possession of New York ingénue Ada Wallace is the bridal quilt she’s been working on for years. If only she’d find a rich man worthy of marrying.
When Ada finds herself responsible for the injury of a poor man and a boy, she takes them into her home out of guilt. But the man is someone from her past—a wealthy man who gave up everything to help the poor.
Their Christmas presence changes Ada’s view of the world, her faith, and her future.
What is she willing to sacrifice for true love?