Books like Midnight Star by Catherine Coulter
Chauncey FitzHugh, a young heiress, missions herself to 1850s San Francisco to cripple the influential scapegrace responsible for her father’s financial ruin. Determined to exact revenge, she seduces and manipulates him, making him believe she loves him. As her plan unfolds, the lines between vengeance and desire blur, leading to unexpected consequences in the booming Gold Rush era.
First publish date: June 4, 1986
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Catherine Coulter
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