Practical Alchemy

Half contemporary fairy tale. Half classical romantic comedy. A tale of lovers caught in mutual deceptions, set in Europe and Manhattan.A sophisticated New York art consultant stumbles on apparent proof of alchemy while traveling in Europe, attracting the suspicions of an elderly professor and his lovely daughter. When she follows him back home with a charade to pry his secret, the situation turns complex because – although the man knows what she's up to – both find themselves the victims of the chemistry of mutual attraction. Light, fun, fast and charming – and a little bit more serious than perhaps it first appears. An hour's happy reading (60 pages), and some rather memorable characters. From the author of Port Royal.