Silken Scandals: Desire and Deceit in the Gilded Age

In the glittering world of 1890s New York, Eleanor Whitmore plays her part to perfection poised, polished, and quietly suffocating. Her marriage, arranged for wealth and reputation, has left her behind layers of silk and silence. Every smile feels rehearsed. Every night, the city hums beyond her window, alive in ways she no longer is.

Then she meets Nathaniel Drake, a rival industrialist with eyes that seem to read her thoughts. Their exchanges start as politeness, sharp with curiosity. But letters turn to secrets, and glances become something neither of them can contain.

As deception grows and rumors whisper through gilded halls, Eleanor stands at a precipice between comfort and ruin, safety and truth. In a city obsessed with appearances, how far will she go before honesty becomes her only escape?

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Their struggle for love is echoed in every era, binding them to others who dared to want more than history allowed.

In a land shaped by struggle and ambition, where freedom clashed with conquest, love was never simple. New World Passions follows couples caught between loyalty and desire, tradition and change, survival and surrender. From hidden encounters on wild frontiers to quiet secrets traded in glittering ballrooms, each story shows how desire can flare brightest in the hardest of times. Every book brings its own tale of longing and defiance, yet together they create a larger tapestry love pushing against history’s rules, refusing to disappear.

Will these stories linger long after the last page is turned?

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Ebook: 13 de octubre de 2025