
He’s also exactly what Dinah Slade is looking for: a millionaire susceptible to seduction who can rescue her endangered ancestral estate and make her dream of creating her own business empire come true.Īll it takes is one look at the intoxicating young Englishwoman-“delivered” in secret to his London office-and all thoughts of his wife and other mistresses are instantly banished from Van Zale’s mind. Carta is determined to help him-but will their mysterious journey together be lifesaving or soul-destroying? All she can do is fight her hardest to help Gavin survive.ĭuring the Roaring Twenties, Paul Van Zale is the undisputed king of the financial industry, an influential man of great wealth, unparalleled power, enormous ego, and insatiable appetites. Benet’s deepens, the dangers that encircle him escalate until his life itself is on the line. Gavin is desperate to escape from his world of prostitution, pornography and violence, but as his involvement with Carta and St. Benet’s fundraiser, is at once attracted to Gavin when they meet through a mutual friend, but slowly she realizes that she has entered a relationship far more complex than she could ever have imagined. Benet’s, a church that ministers to the casualties of this affluent but amoral society. And the City is where the life of Gavin Blake, who sells sex to high flyers, is finally about to unravel. The financial heart of London-the City-is an adrenaline-charged square mile deep in recession in the 1990s, a place where sex is just another commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace. Though a religious skeptic, Carter hopes to stem the tide of darkness that threatens to envelop her life–and begins a compelling journey into the very nature of good and evil, wisdom and redemption. In desperation, Carter seeks help from Nicholas Darrow, the charismatic priest of St. But something is amiss–and as Sophie’s stories are corroborated by other unwelcome disclosures from Kim’s past, Carter is thrown into a terrifying web of suspicion and betrayal, pushing her sanity to the edge. Sophie begins to follow Carter like a shadow, making outrageous claims about Kim’s involvement in the occult.Ĭonvincing herself that Sophie is mad, Carter moves ahead with her life. On the surface it appears to be a match made in heaven. Everything has gone according to plan, including her recent marriage to Kim Betz, an investment banker with the right combination of looks and position. Successful London lawyer Carter Graham has power, sex appeal, and a well-ordered life.
