Two sisters leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles in this fresh, fascinating adventure.

Lucy Marsh's worldly resources are running out, but she's fiercely determined to care for her younger brother and sister. When she discovers that their father's recent death was no accident, Lucy is eager to leave town. She accepts a proxy marriage she believes will provide safe refuge. But trouble follows her to Texas where her new husband is surprised to suddenly have a wife and children to care for. Nate Stanton always hoped he'd marry someday,...

"One year ago, Lady Camille Pryce left her haughty fiancé at the altar--for good reason. Not only was the marriage arranged before she could even walk, her betrothed was too smug to exert himself to meet her! Now, disowned, with no husband or family to support her, she's left with one option: go to work in the notorious Tantalus Club ... A gentleman's gaming house run by a woman, the Tantalus is no place for a proper lady; so, to save face, her jilted...