Set in New York City's Gilded Age, Joanna Shupe's first book in her
Four Hundred series features an English beauty with a wicked scheme to
win the man she loves--and the American scoundrel who ruins her best
laid plans...
Lady Honora Parker must get engaged as soon as possible, and only a
particular type of man will do. Nora seeks a mate so abhorrent, so
completely unacceptable, that her father will reject the match--leaving
her free to marry the artist she loves. Who then is the most appalling
man in Manhattan? The wealthy, devilishly handsome financier, Julius
Hatcher, of course....
Julius is intrigued by Nora's ruse and decides to play along. But to
Nora's horror, Julius transforms himself into the perfect fiancé,
charming the very people she hoped he would offend. It seems Julius has
a secret plan all his own--one that will solve a dark mystery from his
past, and perhaps turn him into the kind of man Nora could truly love.