by C.W. Gortner:

Exceptional sewing skills and a knack for singing lead poverty-stricken Gabrielle Chanel from an orphanage to the luxurious life of Paris, thanks to a lover who introduces the newly named “Coco” to the destiny that awaits her.

Falling in love with the African land that came to define her
childhood, yet falling out of love with her uptight husband of 16 years, Alexandra Fuller seeks the courage to leave her failing marriage and transatlantic lifestyle behind her in the wake of her husband’s financial crisis.
A chauffeur’s severed head and a vanished son send billionaire
businessman Hunter Alden, Jr., in search of answers when his missing son’s initials are found, written in blood, on a bag containing their chauffeur’s head. Detective Zach Jordan and his ex-girlfriend, Kylie MacDonald, must put their lives on the line as they race to find answers.

Behind every traitorous man is a truly genius woman. Socialite Peggy
Shippen uses her secret British loyalty to mastermind the treasonous act the sends Arnold on the run and results in co-conspirator Major John Andre’s hanging in a story told by Peggy’s meddlesome maid.