A Mask of Silk and Iron

A romance fantasy about Vivienne Belrose Valestra, a misunderstood 17-year-old noble lady and her family’s former heir. During her birthday ball, her father introduces Caroline Ashton, the head pastry chef’s daughter he discovered among the staff at his favorite bakery, as his newly adopted daughter. Vivienne’s mother erupts, and the nobility watches the family fracture. Rather than lash out, Vivienne plays gracious while quickly studying Caroline’s manipulative, falsely innocent persona. Once Vivienne sees the truth, she begins planning how to counter Caroline without exposing that she knows.