A seventeen-year-old girl from high society captures the heart of one of America's wealthiest and most powerful men, and despite their shocking age gap and the scandal that follows, she tumbles headfirst into love. Their whirlwind courtship and blissful honeymoon in Egypt finally give Madeleine a taste of true happiness—until their journey home aboard the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic changes everything in a single catastrophic night. Emerging from the disaster as a widow and expectant mother, Madeleine finds herself thrust into the public eye as a tragic heroine, but she's determined to write her own story rather than let others define her. This sweeping, beautifully told novel captures a woman at a crossroads, discovering that her greatest adventure might be reclaiming her life on her own terms.

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