Astor Place Genre Fiction
3 total works
Dolph Robicheck abandons his career as a concert pianist to become the protege of a wealthy industrialist, learning his way around the financial world of the Orient while remaining one of Europe's wealthiest bachelors. But Dolph's world changes when he marries his boss's daughter, 16-year-old Alahna. What follows is the story of Alahna's innocence clashing--and ultimately blending--with her husband's unorthodox lifestyle.
Born in Hawaii of an unwed mother, 16-year-old Tatianna North is shocked when she is informed by her mother and brother that she has been ""sold"" to one of the wealthiest men in Europe. She transforms into a self-possessed and glamorous young woman who, after she turns 21, demands and receives her freedom. On a flight back to the United States, she meets an attractive young American who helps her become the focal point of a sensational public relations campaign and the spokesperson for a new label of champagne. Her nickname Princess Tiger quickly turns into a household name throughout America, and her fortune mounts because of it. But she soon falls victim to a bizarre kidnapping by a man whose will is even stronger than her own, and in time, the course of her life changes radically.
When she learns that her husband is divorcing her to marry his pregnant mistress, Romana leaves her home in Chicago and moves to New York. There she meets Kent Cunningham, a fashion designer who recognizes, under Romana's somewhat dowdy suburban exterior, both her beauty and her potential. The two eventually fall for each other, but their love is thwarted by an insurmountable hurdle.