In a world obsessed with appearances, can they risk everything for a love that’s real?
In the glittering era of the Gilded Age, the heirs of Denwall Department Stores face family expectations, relentless ambition, and unexpected love.
Zella Capp has built her life on independence and a carefully guarded secret. When she’s offered the chance to lead an ambitious new publication for Denwall, Zella's thrust into the world of Philadelphia’s high society, where reputations can shatter with a mere whisper.
As she juggles chaotic production deadlines and dazzling social events, Zella finds herself drawn to Bert Walraven, an executive who prefers numbers to people and whose recent brush with death has left him guarded. When anonymous threats and sabotage endanger Zella’s hard-won success, she and Bert must confront the pasts they’ve fought to bury.
In a world obsessed with appearances, can they risk everything for a love that’s real?
Tropes:
- grumpy and sunshine romance
- hidden identity
- workplace tension
- class differences
- playful banter
- high society drama
