Born into one of New York’s most respected families, William Sloane is a railroad baron who has all the right friends in all the right places. But no matter how much success he achieves, he always wants more. Having secured his place atop the city’s highest echelons of society, he’s now setting his sights on a political run. Nothing can distract him from his next pursuit—except, perhaps, the enchanting con artist he never saw coming . . .
Ava Jones has eked out a living the only way she knows how. As “Madame Zolikoff,” she hoodwinks gullible audiences into believing she can communicate with the spirit world. But her carefully crafted persona is nearly destroyed when Will Sloane walks into her life—and lays bare her latest scheme. The charlatan is certain she can seduce the handsome millionaire into keeping her secret and using her skills for his campaign—unless he’s the one who’s already put a spell on her . . .
I enjoyed this for a lot of reasons...the characters were interesting and enjoyable. The setting was fun.
Historical novels tend to be set in either 1800's London or 1600's Scotland, so the Gilded Age of this book was a change of pace.
William and Ava both seemed reasonably true to both society and to what they would have been able to accomplish in that time period, which is a difficult trick to pull off in historical romance, where in order to be historically accurate, the heroine often behaves in a way that likely would never have occurred to her.
Joanna Shupe's writing style is easy to read and the novel is balanced well between plot and historical description, which is necessary for a historical to work well. As mentioned, the characters were realistic and their actions seemed in character throughout the book.
I recommend this book.
Historical novels tend to be set in either 1800's London or 1600's Scotland, so the Gilded Age of this book was a change of pace.
William and Ava both seemed reasonably true to both society and to what they would have been able to accomplish in that time period, which is a difficult trick to pull off in historical romance, where in order to be historically accurate, the heroine often behaves in a way that likely would never have occurred to her.
Joanna Shupe's writing style is easy to read and the novel is balanced well between plot and historical description, which is necessary for a historical to work well. As mentioned, the characters were realistic and their actions seemed in character throughout the book.
I recommend this book.
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