A 2017 RITA Finalist in Mainstream Fiction 1903: San Francisco's Chinatown is teeming with vice just blocks away from the Golden City's aristocrats. Wealthy Will Firestone is drawn into an immigrant enclave, a decision that will rock his foundation and lead him down a treacherous path.

Publisher Marketing: "In turn of the 20th century San Francisco, Will Firestone is right at home among society's shallow elite. But the wealthy bachelor senses there must be something more. When business draws him into the heart of the city's reviled Chinatown, he discovers an alien, yet enticing new world. With the help of an exotic young widow and a gifted teenage orphan, Will embarks on a journey of self-discovery, where danger, love and tragedy will change his life forever. The Depth of Beauty, a stand-alone novel, has been selected a 2016 "Notable Indie" for Shelf Unbound. It's part of the multi-generational saga, "Sinner's Grove," which chronicles the family and friends of a world-famous artists' retreat on the northern California coast. The stories follow both historical and contemporary tracks, and can be read separately or together for greater depth. Other titles in the series include the award-winning The Art of Love, Sinner's Grove, and The Lair"--Amazon Review Quotes : A 2017 RITA Finalist in Mainstream Fiction Shelf Unbound 2016 "Notable Indie" Bookstores without Borders Lyra Award for Historical Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews Goethe Award - First in Category: North American Turn of the Century Publisher Marketing : Slavery...Polygamy...Prostitution...and the Plague-- The Golden City Has Its Secrets. A 2017 RITA Finalist in Mainstream Fiction In 1903, San Francisco's Chinatown is teeming with vice just blocks away from the Golden City's aristocrats, but wealthy Will Firestone sees the district as a potential market for his shipping enterprise. Dazzled by an exotic young widow from Canton, he is drawn into the immigrant enclave, a decision that will rock his foundation and lead him down a treacherous path. Country girl Mandy Culpepper is only fifteen when she's orphaned and brought under the protection of the Firestone name. Grateful for her privileged status, she's determined to give back by helping Chinese immigrant girls in jeopardy, even if it means facing dangers that put her at odds with both her guardian and those in power. Following their own divergent paths, Mandy and Will are caught up in the rising tension between city power brokers and the reviled foreigners. But an intruder no one bargained for will bring them together in a fight against a horrifying disease - a scourge that cares nothing for race or social standing or the love one person feels for another. Who will survive? Who will not? ADDITIONAL RECOGNITION FOR The Depth of Beauty : Shelf Unbound 2016 "Notable Indie" Bookstores without Borders Lyra Award for Historical Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews Goethe Award - First in Category: North American Turn of the Century The Depth of Beauty is Book Two in A.B. Michaels' historical fiction series "The Golden City." Other titles in the series include The Art of Love, The Promise, The Price of Compassion and Josephine's Daughter . All novels in the series are stand-alone reads. For more information, please visit abmichaels.com.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 574 | Publication Date: 2016-01-06