The Charm School

by Susan Wiggs

Published 1 May 1999
The Mira books feature a range of novels by well-known and sometimes new authors. The common thread running through the series is the focus on love, romance and man-woman relationships.

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.

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.

Halfway to Heaven

by Susan Wiggs

Published 1 October 2001
When astronomer Abigail Cabot, who lacks in social graces, asks notorious rogue Jamie Calhoun to instruct her in the art of seduction so that she can snare the man of her dreams, unexpected love blossoms between them. Original.

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.