Crown Sable — Janice Young Brooks

FROM THE DEPTHS OF POVERTY TO A WOMAN OF POWER AND MEANS

Irene Kossock was a terrified 13-year-old when she arrived as an immigrant in turn-of-the-century New York. No one could suspect the stunning beauty that would be hers, or the talent and ambition that would raise her to dizzying heights as the international empress of luxury furs.

This is Irene's story -- of her passion for success, and its price. The story, too, of Peter, both strong and gentle, who taught her to love but who could not give her enough...of Jacques Neptune, the aging fashion king, who gave her her chance, if she would satisfy his needs ... and of Edward, the blueblood who intoxicated her flesh and introduced her to the power of pleasure.

Here's the unforgettable saga of a woman of daring and destiny who used beauty and brains to reach the top...but who never stopped searching for the love that would make her life whole...