"Marvelously dramatic...brings its era to life with lush detail." -
People Magazine
From the author of Wild Beautiful and Free
In this vivid reimagining of the French classic Les Liaisons
Dangereuses, it's the summer when Jackie Robinson breaks Major League
Baseball's color barrier and a sweltering stretch has Harlem's elite
fleeing the city for Westchester County's breezier climes, two predators
stalk amidst the manicured gardens and fine old homes.
Heiress Mae Malveaux rules society with an angel's smile and a heart of
stone. She made up her mind long ago that nobody would decide her fate.
To have the pleasure she craves, control is paramount, especially
control of the men Mae attracts like moths to a flame.
Valiant Jackson always gets what he wants--and he's wanted Mae for
years. The door finally opens for him when Mae strikes a bargain: seduce
her virginal young cousin, Cecily, who is engaged to Frank Washington.
Frank values her innocence above all else. If successful, Val's reward
will be a night with Mae.
But Val secretly seeks another prize. Elizabeth Townsend is fiercely
loyal to her church and her civil rights attorney husband. Certain there
is something redeemable in Mr. Jackson. Little does she know that her
worst mistake will be Val's greatest triumph.