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American Dynasty #2
The Van Rhyne Heritage
Their passions paved the road to America's dreams...
They began on a humble dirt farm -- and became the millionaire titans of the industrial age.
PIETER -- the patriarch. He'd known the pain and pleasure of back-breaking work, and no one could cheat him of the riches and power he reaped -- no even his beautiful wife...JACOB, who saw the railroad unite East to West, then lived to fight the bitter battles to preserve it...Elegant ANTONIA, who climbed to the pinnacle of New York society and ruled the glittering "400"...Lovely REGINA, forced to marry English nobility, escaped to find happiness in the arms of a wild-hearted Irishman.
With ruthless courage and pride, they built an unshakable dynasty -- forged an American empire of passion and steel. It was...THE VAN RHYNE HERITAGE
They began on a humble dirt farm -- and became the millionaire titans of the industrial age.
PIETER -- the patriarch. He'd known the pain and pleasure of back-breaking work, and no one could cheat him of the riches and power he reaped -- no even his beautiful wife...JACOB, who saw the railroad unite East to West, then lived to fight the bitter battles to preserve it...Elegant ANTONIA, who climbed to the pinnacle of New York society and ruled the glittering "400"...Lovely REGINA, forced to marry English nobility, escaped to find happiness in the arms of a wild-hearted Irishman.
With ruthless courage and pride, they built an unshakable dynasty -- forged an American empire of passion and steel. It was...THE VAN RHYNE HERITAGE
- GenresHistorical Fiction
461 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
About the author
Janet Louise Roberts
73 books34 followersSee pseudonyms Louisa Bronte, Rebecca Danton & Janette Radcliffe. Some of the listed titles are more straight romance than romantic suspense.
Janet Louise Roberts was born on January 20, 1925, in New Britain Connecticut, the daughter of a missionary in a conservative church. She wrote contemporary, historical, and gothic romances, as well as occult horror romances such as The Devil’s Own, Isle of the Dolphins, Lord Satan, and Her Demon Lover. She used pseudonyms for several of her works.
Roberts died on June 11, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio.
Janet Louise Roberts was born on January 20, 1925, in New Britain Connecticut, the daughter of a missionary in a conservative church. She wrote contemporary, historical, and gothic romances, as well as occult horror romances such as The Devil’s Own, Isle of the Dolphins, Lord Satan, and Her Demon Lover. She used pseudonyms for several of her works.
Roberts died on June 11, 1982 in Dayton, Ohio.
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