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The "Gilded Bird"
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 18 2026
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Cage was made of marble. For ten years, Jenny Vance was the crown jewel of the Chicago elite-a Gilded Bird trapped in a marriage that felt more like a curated exhibit. Her husband, David Sterling, is the architect of a White City, a billionaire who believes everything and everyone has a price. But behind the gala gowns and the penthouse views, Jenny is suffocating in a world where the only thing colder than the winter wind is the man holding the keys.
The Foundation was made of grit. One freezing November night, Jenny walks out of her life and into the ruins of a forgotten South Side library. There, she finds Elias Vance-a man who smells of graphite and woodsmoke, an architect who builds for the soul instead of the bottom line. Elias doesn't want to manage her; he wants to build with her.
The Reconstruction is a war. When David discovers Jenny's betrayal, he doesn't just want her back-he wants to burn the ground she stands on. As the city moves in with wrecking balls and emergency orders, Jenny and Elias must take a final stand in the dark of the library. To save the stone, Jenny will have to burn her old life to the ground and prove that a foundation built in the mud is stronger than any skyscraper in the clouds.
In the ruins of the White City, she found the only t
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