Love Works Wonders: A Novel

Pauline Darrell was raised free among Bohemian artists, her spirit untrammeled by convention. When her father dies, she is summoned to the cold stone halls of Darrell Court and the uncle who now controls her fate. Sir Oswald Darrell is determined to transform his wild niece into a presentable heiress, someone fit for the parlors of the aristocracy. He hires Miss Agnes Hastings to civilize her, but Pauline meets every lesson in refinement with proud defiance. She is a savage, Miss Hastings observes with something like admiration - a splendid savage. As Pauline navigates the treacherous waters of Victorian society, she must choose between the freedom of her nature and the security her uncle offers. The question that haunts this spirited novel: can a woman truly love a world that demands she kill the best parts of herself to belong in it?