The adventures of young Gardenia in merry dazzling Paris begin with a fainting spell. But she is helped by a real gentleman, the calm Lord Hatchcott… In the novel “Young Lady in Paris,” you’ll find both the charm of comedy and a detective plot—and, of course, a happy ending.
“Nearly all my heroines, except one— the only one— are virgins. All are young and beautiful. For all of them, love is above all not sex, but the expression of the purest and most tender impulses of their souls. They will never sleep with a man unless he has first put on their engagement ring. At any rate, not before page 118.”