Velvet Shadows (Thorndike Large Print Romance Series)

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Summary: Wonderful combo of gothic and post gold rush California
Review: Told in traditional gothic's heroine's first person voice, this is a very good example of Norton's world building even when that world is the straitlaced world of high Victorian America. Both coasts are covered but it centers on San Francisco. Very good detail on period settings and clothing while holding to a very realistic appraisal of the rigid morals and confines for women ot that time. The heroine does it all but the hero does make a proper entrance from time to time and comes through at the end. Some very very good characterizations of a whole multitude of cast members.