Scandal clings to India Elisabeth Petra De Vries Ledbetter’s family like an ever-loyal hound, no matter how hard they try to shake it. But while her relatives obsess over social standing and appearances, India is determined to forge her own path—society’s expectations be damned.
Raised far from the glittering whirl of Gilded Age New York, India dreams of philanthropy in her Appalachian homeland. But her mother and grandmother have other plans: a strategic marriage to secure their place in society. They believe Mrs. Astor’s exclusive 400 will forgive the family’s tarnished name if India weds the man they’ve handpicked.
There’s just one problem—they never asked India. Will she bow to their demands or defy expectations to live life on her own terms?
