Sleeping Fires

On a Sunday afternoon in 1860s San Francisco, carriages crawl through sand toward Mrs. Hunt McLane’s reception—and the city’s social ruler is waiting to judge a bride she has never met. Madeleine Talbot is a Bostonian, a Northerner, and the new wife of San Francisco’s most eligible doctor.

In a city where Southern families guard their social circle like a private kingdom, Howard Talbot’s marriage has unsettled the ladies who once hoped to claim him for their own. Now Madeleine must face their scrutiny: if Mrs. McLane finds her wanting, the doors of San Francisco society may close—and Howard may be made to choose between his wife and the people who have long called him their own. Can Madeleine win a place in a city already prepared to reject her?

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