From New York Times Bestselling Author Ruth Ryan Langan ... A Historical Romance Classic."Characters so incredibly human the reader will expect them to come over for tea." -- Affaire de CoeurPlucky young Lana Dunleavy left Ireland with her best friend Siobhan in search of a better life -- but New York's harsh streets aren't quite what they expected.After tragedy strikes, Lana engages a charming and self-assured confidence man, Jesse Jordan, to teach her the finer points of high society. But Jesse is hiding a secret -- and he's about to be trapped by his own deception. For as willing as he is to help the beautiful Lana with her scheme, he never planned on falling in love .... New York Times best-selling author Ruth Ryan Langan, who also writes under the pseudonym R. C. Ryan, is the author of over 100 novels, both contemporary romantic-suspense and historical adventure. Quite an accomplishment for this mother of five who, after her youngest child started school, gave herself the gift of an hour a day to follow her dream to become a published author.Ruth has given dozens of radio, television and print interviews across the country and Canada, and has been quoted in such diverse publications as THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and COSMOPOLITAN. Ruth has also been interviewed on CNN NEWS, as well as GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
