She Walks in Beauty - Softcover

For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, so much depends on her social season debut. Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. Debuting means plenty of workthere are corsets to be fitted, dances to master, manners to perfect. Her training soon pays off, however, as celebrity's spotlight turns Clara into a societypage darling. Yet Clara wonders if this is the life she really wants, especially when she learns her best friend has also set her sights on Franklin De Vries. When a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is, and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it's not just her heart at stakethe future of her family depends on how she plays the game.

During New York City's Gilded Age . . .

The game is played amid banquets and balls.

The prize is a lifetime of wealth and privilege.

The rules will test friendships and
the desires of a young woman's heart.

Clara Carter is the social season's brightest star . . . but at what cost?