Book 1

The Hostage

by Susan Wiggs

Published 1 May 2000
After defying her father's attempts to arrange a society marriage and escaping from the Chicago fire of 1871 which destroyed her home, heiress Deborah Sinclair finds herself held hostage by an angry and darkly attractive captor.

Book 2

Mistress

by Susan Wiggs

Published 1 October 2000
Masquerading as members of Chicago's upper crust at a glittering ball on the eve of the Great Chicago Fire, Kathleen O'Leary, a beautiful young maid, and con man Dylan Kennedy find themselves falling for each other, unaware of their mutual masquerade. Original.

Book 3

The Firebrand

by Susan Wiggs

Published 1 February 2001
Five years after rescuing an orphaned infant from the Great Chicago Fire and raising the child as her own daughter, Lucy Hathaway encounters the embittered Randoph Higgins, Chicago's most prominent banker, who turns out to be the father of her little girl. Original.