A Husband by Proxy

Jerold Garrison is a criminologist trying to establish himself in New York when a woman named Dorothy Fairfax walks into his office with an unusual proposition: she needs him to pose as her husband. Not for love or loneliness, but for reasons she refuses to share. Her beauty is undeniable, but her secrecy is troubling. What is she hiding beneath that elegant exterior, and why does she need a stranger to stand beside her? Garrison agrees, drawn into a web of mystery and mounting danger. As he investigates her circumstances, he finds himself caught between professional curiosity and personal fascination. The arrangement that began as a simple business transaction becomes something far more complicated, forcing Garrison to question how well either of them truly knows the other. An early 20th century romance wrapped in intrigue, where nothing is quite as it seems and trust is the most dangerous currency of all.