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The Paris Affair

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Author

Maureen Marshall

Genre

Adult – Historical, Upmarket Fiction

Release Date

May 28, 2024

Publisher

Grand Central, Hachette

Categories , , , Tag Product ID: 19780

Description

A queer historical romantic suspense novel about a young engineer working for Gustave Eiffel caught in a web of deceit that could destroy both him and the famous tower.

Fin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasn’t spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineer’s salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the corps de ballet, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leering men who assume any dancer is a prostitute in training.  And Fin’s evenings spent in the clandestine gay community may be legal through a loophole in the Napoleonic Code, but they leave him vulnerable.

So, when Fin’s employer, Gustave Eiffel, announces that he needs additional investors to pay for his pet project, a 300-meter tower that will dominate the city’s skyline, Fin jumps at the chance. If he raises enough money, the commission will earn him a fortune, and hopefully, some protection. 

Capricious stranger Gilbert Duhais appears to be a boon from the gods. Gilbert is handsome, wealthy, connected, and somehow privy to Fin’s background. Gilbert persuades Fin to masquerade as his father’s heir—which couldn’t be further from the truth—and introduces him to every nouveau riche speculator in the city. Each provocative interaction heightens Fin’s risk of exposure. But also brings Fin closer to his dream of financial security.

When a dear friend of Fin’s is murdered above a clandestine gay club, the stakes rise even higher. Fin must untangle the disparate threads of his past—and his current romantic gamble—before they become his noose. 

About the Author

Photograph of author Maureen Marshall

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riting upmarket historical fiction as as Maureen Marshall, THE PARIS AFFAIR will be released Summer 2024–Grand Central

In my past life, I taught history’s scandals to teenagers near Richmond, Virginia. I’ve lived in Scotland, Sweden and most recently France, as well as most mid-Atlantic states where you can catch blue crabs. I particularly love ’80’s New Age, glitter eyeshadow, and men in kilts. Preferably all three at the same time.

Represented by Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson, Associates.

Writing LGBTQ+ historical romance as Ella Stainton, KILTY PLEASURES books 1 & 2 out now from Carina Press

 

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