Critical Praise

"A gripping historical" and says," Chance ends this lightening-paced narrative with a clever twist underscoring the risks one woman takes to be her own person."

——Publishers Weekly

"This is the novel Edith Wharton might have written if she had lived in the 21st century."

——The Seattle Times

"With its unexpected plot twist, careful pacing and deft characterization, Chance's novel is spellbinding."

——Romantic Times

"In this wholly absorbing historical novel...Chance's starightforward prose and over-the-top plotting effectively combine in this diabolically clever, thouroughly entertaining take on women's liberation."

——Booklist