The Architect of Ambition

The Architect of Ambition: A Throne Forged in ErasureIn the glittering halls of Gilded Age New York, Vivian de Winter learned one brutal truth: the world discards the weak. Armed with cold intellect and an unyielding will, she rises from the ruins of her family's fallen fortune to become the most feared woman in high society. Marrying into the powerful Thorne family, Vivian sets out to transform their Hudson Valley estate into a monument of absolute order.
But first, she must erase everything and everyone, that stands in her way. With surgical precision, she dismantles a legacy, silences a gentle artist wife, exiles a sensitive heir, and forges a new successor in her own ruthless image. As mistress of Eldridge Manor, she builds a monochrome kingdom of iron and silence, where sentiment is weakness and control is everything. Yet even the most brilliant architect cannot escape the dust of what she destroys.
A chilling psychological portrait of ambition, power, and the high cost of absolute dominion, The Architect of Ambition is a dark, elegant exploration of a woman who would rather rule alone than bend to love, memory, or mercy. Some thrones are built on stone. Others are built on graves. Perfect for readers of The Alienist, Rebecca, and The House of Mirth.