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Set in 1887 New York City’s glittering Gilded Age, *Magnate* follows Emmett Cavanaugh, a steel empire mogul who climbs from Five Point slums to the pinnacle of Fifth Avenue opulence. Though he despises the city’s high‑society elites, his rigid views on love are shaken when Elizabeth Sloane, a rebellious and beautiful blue‑blood, enters his life. The novel explores themes of ambition, social ambition, and the clash between class and romance amid the glittering power of Gilded Age New York.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Joanna Shupe
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