By Susan Wiggs
Occasionally love is the largest gamble of all. October eight, 1871 -- One small spark ignites the total urban of Chicago, sending its citizens into panic. yet amid the chaos, a case of unsuitable id results in an unforeseen new love. because the ancient hearth ignites throughout city, Kathleen O'Leary unearths herself wearing borrowed diamonds and silk, having fun with a lavish masquerade. The penniless maid has stuck the attention of Dylan Francis Kennedy, the wealthy, good-looking gentleman all of excessive society has been speculating approximately. The evening feels alive with magic. . . and ripe with promise. Then fireplace sweeps throughout the urban, cornering the younger enthusiasts with out wish of rescue. wanting to proportion their final moments jointly, Kathleen and Dylan swiftly marry. quite, they continue to exist. Now, because the fireplace burns all the way down to chilly ash, Kathleen needs to inform Chicago's such a lot eligible bachelor that he has married a fraud. however the joke's on her. For this gentleman is not any gentleman. whereas Kathleen had was hoping to win Dylan's love, he had deliberate in basic terms to seize her center and thieve her fortune. Dylan Kennedy -- con artist, gambler and ne'er-do-well—has been unwittingly stuck in his personal online game. Now the true sparks are approximately to fly.
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There was one old lady in a fur coat and hat with so many layers beneath that she appeared as swollen as a tick. One nervous, suspicious woman grasped at her valuables, looking over her shoulder and hovering over her treasures like a hen with a clutch of eggs. In contrast there was a man wearing nothing but a nightshirt and a silk top hat. In one hand he held a bottle of brandy, in the other a cigar. He sat calmly in a crowded hack, watching the mountain of fire beyond the bridge. A woman hurried past on foot, pushing a baby carriage.
Our driver has fled,” she told the others. She dropped her cultured manner of speaking and unknowingly echoed the thick brogue of her mother. ” “Don’t be ridicu—” Phoebe half stood, her hand on the door handle. At the same moment, an explosion split the air. The fire had reached a store of gunpowder somewhere. The coach jerked forward with such force that Phoebe was slammed against the seat. With a scream, she plopped down. Kathleen felt her head snap back with the motion. The driverless horses scrambled ahead in full panic.
An eerie feeling passed through Dylan even though he didn’t believe in the supernatural. “Come in,” called a brisk, pleasant voice. “Come in, and quickly. Be certain you close the door behind you. ” A youthful priest swept toward them as if borne on a wave of optimism. ” Brisk and officious, he led them across a dim sanctuary, cavernously empty of humanity. At the end of the main aisle stood a huge font half-full of holy water. Colored windows depicting images of sweet-faced martyrs glowed with the light from outside.