This lovely debut novel by Cara Lynn James kept me turning the pages to find out just how Miss Lilly Westbrook would finally reveal her secret identity as Fannie Cole, author of dime romances. In a time when ladies of society would never dream of working for pay--much less stoop to writing novels!--Lilly has found her calling as a writer of uplifting Christian romances while donating her earnings to a worthy charitable organization for young women.

Ms. James has truly done her research into the life and times of the Gilded Age. Scenes around the elite seaside community of Newport come vividly to life. Characterizations are true to the era. All in all, a charming love story by a gifted and award-winning author. I look forward to the next books in the Ladies of Summerhill series.