Title: Cinders to satin
Description: Callie James learned to survive in the squalid back alleys of Dublin. tough, spirited, and beautiful, she was sent to New York to find her fortune. There she discovered friendship and encouragement from newspaperman Byrch Kenyon, who saw in the brash girl the desirable woman she would one day become. Rossiter Powers, the rich son of a respected family, saw something else in Callie--and nearly destroyed her. Hugh MacDuff, rich only in love and compassion, did his best to save her. But Callie---strong, smart, and determined to succeed--insisted on taking charge on her own destiny--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, Fiction, romance, historical
Places: Dublin (Ireland), New York (N.Y.)
Time periods: 19th century