Under a Gilded Moon: A Novel

In the novel "The Biltmore House," set in the final stages of construction of Biltmore House in North Carolina, Kerry MacGregor returns home to the Appalachians after two years in New York City. She must navigate a war between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, and the temptations of fortune and the men who control it.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 414 pages
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Publisher: Amazon Publishing

From the acclaimed author of A Tangled Mercy, comes a captivating novel that delves into the depths of secrets, a tumultuous war of ideas, and murder as classes collide in the shadow of Biltmore House. Biltmore House, a palatial mansion under construction by the Vanderbilts, American "royalty," stands as a symbol of privilege and the aspirations of its owner, as well as the dreams of a young girl who lives in its shadow. Kerry MacGregor's future is abruptly halted when, after two years of college in New York City, family obligations bring her back to the picturesque Appalachians. She is determined to distance herself from the opulence she witnesses emerging in the Blue Ridge Mountains, despite its close proximity. Her family's land is one of the final pieces needed to complete the Biltmore Estate. However, something more powerful than an ambitious Vanderbilt heir could alter Kerry's fate as a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter pursuing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist willing to risk everything to ignite the resentment of the locals descend upon the changing landscape. As Kerry finds herself caught in a conflict between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it.

From the acclaimed author of A Tangled Mercy, comes a captivating novel that delves into the depths of secrets, a tumultuous war of ideas, and murder as classes collide in the shadow of Biltmore House. Biltmore House, a palatial mansion under construction by the Vanderbilts, American "royalty," stands as a symbol of privilege and the aspirations of its owner, as well as the dreams of a young girl who lives in its shadow. Kerry MacGregor's future is abruptly halted when, after two years of college in New York City, family obligations bring her back to the picturesque Appalachians. She is determined to distance herself from the opulence she witnesses emerging in the Blue Ridge Mountains, despite its close proximity. Her family's land is one of the final pieces needed to complete the Biltmore Estate. However, something more powerful than an ambitious Vanderbilt heir could alter Kerry's fate as a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter pursuing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist willing to risk everything to ignite the resentment of the locals descend upon the changing landscape. As Kerry finds herself caught in a conflict between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it.

Weight: 416g
Dimension: 209 x 139 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781542090032