{"product_id":"under-a-gilded-moon-9781542090032","title":"Under a Gilded Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCrawdads\u003c\/i\u003e meets the Crawleys...Threaded through with a meticulously researched, well-crafted mystery, this is historical fiction at its best.\" --Fiona Davis, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lions of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Tangled Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e comes an enthralling novel of secrets, a tumultuous war of ideas, and murder as classes collide in the shadow of Biltmore House.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiltmore House, a palatial mansion being built by the Vanderbilts, American \"royalty,\" is in its final stages of construction in North Carolina. The country's grandest example of privilege, it symbolizes the aspirations of its owner and the dreams of a girl, just as driven, who lives in its shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerry MacGregor's future is derailed when, after two years in college in New York City, family obligations call her home to the beautiful Appalachians. She is determined to distance herself from the opulence she sees rising in the Blue Ridge Mountains, however close its reach. Her family's land is among the last pieces required to complete the Biltmore Estate. But something more powerful than an ambitious Vanderbilt heir could change Kerry's fate as, one by one, more outsiders descend on the changing landscape--a fugitive from Sicily, a reporter chasing a groundbreaking story, a debutante tainted by scandal, and a conservationist prepared to put anyone at risk to stoke the resentment of the locals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Kerry finds herself caught in a war 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan-Lake, Joy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoy Jordan-Lake is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eA Tangled Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 Amazon bestseller and also an Editors' Choice recipient from the Historical Novel Society; \u003ci\u003eBlue Hole Back Home\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Christy Award for First Novel; and the children's book \u003ci\u003eA Crazy-Much Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Raised in the foothills of the Appalachians, she spent several summers in and around Asheville, North Carolina, where the Biltmore Estate is located. She continues to love the Blue Ridge Mountains and drags friends and family there with her whenever possible. Jordan-Lake holds two master's degrees and a PhD in English and has taught literature and writing at several universities. Now living outside Nashville, she and her husband have two daughters, a son, and a ferocious ten-pound rescue pup. To learn more about the author and her work, visit www.joyjordanlake.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647134470418,"sku":"9781542090032","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b00fed27-b94a-4e58-aacf-f28f352e01b2.jpg?v=1733195636","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/under-a-gilded-moon-9781542090032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}