A Scandalous Deal - by Joanna Shupe (Paperback)

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Book Synopsis

Joanna Shupe returns with another unforgettable novel set in the glittering world of New York City's Gilded Age...

They call her Lady Unlucky...

With three dead fiancés, Lady Eva Hyde has positively no luck when it comes to love. She sets sail for New York City, determined that nothing will deter her dream of becoming an architect, certainly not an unexpected passionate shipboard encounter with a mysterious stranger. But Eva's misfortune strikes once more when she discovers the stranger who swept her off her feet is none other than her new employer.

Or is it Lady Irresistible?

Phillip Mansfield reluctantly agrees to let the fiery Lady Eva oversee his luxury hotel project while vowing to keep their relationship strictly professional. Yet Eva is more capable--and more alluring--than Phillip first thought, and he cannot keep from drawing up a plan of his own to seduce her.

When a series of onsite "accidents" make it clear someone wants Lady Unlucky to earn her nickname, Phillip discovers he's willing to do anything to protect her--even if it requires a scandalous deal...

From the Back Cover

JOANNA SHUPE RETURNS WITH ANOTHER UNFORGETTABLE NOVEL SET IN THE GLITTERING WORLD OF NEW YORK CITY'S GILDED AGE . . .

They call her Lady Unlucky . . .

With three dead fiancés, Lady Eva Hyde has positively no luck when it comes to love. She sets sail for New York City, determined that nothing will deter her dream of becoming an architect, certainly not an unexpected passionate shipboard encounter with a mysterious stranger. But Eva's misfortune strikes once more when she discovers the stranger who swept her off her feet is none other than her new employer.

Or is it Lady Irresistible?

Phillip Mansfield reluctantly agrees to let the fiery Lady Eva oversee his luxury hotel project while vowing to keep their relationship strictly professional.
Yet Eva is more capable--and more alluring--than Phillip first thought, and he cannot keep from drawing up a plan of his own to seduce her.

When a series of onsite "accidents" makes it clear someone wants Lady Unlucky to earn her nickname, Phillip discovers he's willing to do anything to protect her--even if it requires a scandalous deal . . .

Review Quotes

"Joanna Shupe vividly evokes 1890s New York, from glamorous restaurants to a Bowery boxing hall to the original Madison Square Garden." -- New York Times Book Review

"Readers will adore Eva's determination to succeed professionally and insistence that Phillip must respect her career goals if they are to have any chance at love." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Shupe has done it again... with stories this fun, readers won't skip any of Shupe's books. More charmingly scandalous Gilded Age romance that will thrill any historical romance reader." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Nothing makes me happier than a new book from Joanna Shupe!" -- Sarah MacLean