If successful, Val’s reward will be a night with Mae. Frank values her innocence above all else. The door finally opens for him when Mae strikes a bargain: seduce her virginal young cousin, Cecily, who is engaged to Frank Washington. Valiant Jackson always gets what he wants-and he’s wanted Mae for years. To have the pleasure she craves, control is paramount, especially control of the men Mae attracts like moths to a flame. She made up her mind long ago that nobody would decide her fate. Heiress Mae Malveaux rules society with an angel’s smile and a heart of stone. In this vivid reimagining of the French classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses ( Dangerous Liaisons), it’s the summer when Jackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier and a sweltering stretch has Harlem’s elite fleeing the city for Westchester County’s breezier climes, two predators stalk amidst the manicured gardens and fine old homes. “A dazzlingly dark and engaging tale full of heartbreak, treachery, and surprise.” Kirkus
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