The Nature of Fragile Things

by Susan Meissner 

Oh so good!  Sophie Whalen is a mail order bride to a man named Martin Hocking, a man who seems to have no interest in her other than that she can take care of his 5-year-old daughter, Kat, and give him the appearance of being married. 

There are so many deceits related to Martin, but they gradually begin to unfold.  This takes place in San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake.

nm