It’s a crisp autumn evening and the weather in Chicago is not the only reason for the chill in the air. Promised to an older man when she was just a young girl, Emily has now come of age and is forced to face a long-delayed reality.
Living in Marshall Manor has been an exceptional blessing for Emily and her fellow orphan sisters– there’s only one problem: in exchange for going from destitute surroundings to high society, each of the girls is in an arranged marriage with a wealthy man of prominence in the city.
Will Emily figure out a way to get out of the marriage, despite the blow to her reputation?
How does Frederick Gold react when he meets Emily for the first time?
Will a handsome lawyer cause even more trouble for her?
