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An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

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"Adriana Herrera is once again here to upend any outdated notions of historical romance." —Entertainment Weekly
One last summer.
For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan, the invitation to show her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle came at the perfect time. Soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage, Manuela has given herself one last summer of freedom—in Paris, with her two best friends.
One scandalous encounter.
Cora Kempf Bristol, Duchess of Sundridge, is known for her ruthlessness in business. It's not money she chases, but power. When she sees the opportunity to secure her position among her rivals, she does not hesitate. How difficult could it be to convince the mercurial Miss Caceres Galvan to part with a parcel of land she's sworn never to sell?
One life-changing bargain.
Tempted by Cora's offer, Manuela proposes a trade: her beloved land for a summer with the duchess in her corner of Paris. A taste of the wild, carefree world that will soon be out of her reach. What follows thrills and terrifies Cora, igniting desires the duchess long thought dead. As they fill their days indulging in a shared passion for the arts and their nights with dark and delicious deeds, the happiness that seemed impossible moves within reach...though claiming it would cause the greatest scandal Paris has seen in decades.
"...a fun, frothy, feminist voice in historical romance." —New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean
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  • Book 1: A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
  • Book 2: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
  • Book 3: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

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      • Library Journal

        March 31, 2023

        When Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan travels to Paris with her circle of best friends, she's there ostensibly to showcase her paintings at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, but also to enjoy all the delights available to her as a sapphic woman in one final fling before entering an arranged marriage. For the Duchess of Sundridge, Cora Kempf Bristol, Manu is both the exciting and delicious woman she found exploring her private chamber at the house of pleasure she frequents and the one person in the way of finalizing a deal that will forever secure her fortune and position as a savvy business woman amongst men. Manu holds the deed to the last and most vital parcel of Venezuelan land Cora must secure to finish a South American railway project. To please the stubborn heiress, Cora agrees to a scandalous proposal--Manu's land in exchange for one summer of immersion in Cora's corner of Paris--and maybe even Cora herself. VERDICT Herrera (A Caribbean Heiress in Paris) brings to life the epoch and her characters in this delicious and superbly researched historical romance that is a must buy for libraries.--Elizabeth Gabriel

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        June 1, 2023
        Cora Kempf Bristol, duchess of Sundridge, just needs one last piece of land to complete the route that will earn her company, South American Railways, a great deal of money. All it takes is the right financial incentive to convince Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan to sell the property to her. However, it turns out that painter Manuela, who is visiting Paris to show her art in the 1889 Exposition Universelle, has a different kind of proposition in mind. Manuela needs someone who can show her places in the City of Light where women feel free to indulge in shared pleasures. Given the kiss they shared the day before, Manuela is now certain that someone is Cora. Set against an alluring and expertly evoked historical backdrop that also artfully illustrates the cultural contributions of the Latinx community of the time, the latest boldly sensual, fiercely feminist addition to Herrera's Las Le�nas series, following A Caribbean Heiress in Paris (2022), will have romance readers swooning in delight.

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