So I do recommend the book, the romance is meh-fun but reading about shenanigans in NYC is worth the price of the book. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for A Daring Arrangement : The Four Hundred Series by Joanna Shupe (2017, Mass. Joanna Shupe has written a series of 18 books. It was amusing to read about turn of the century New York city. Most Recommended Books presents the Joanna Shupe series written by Joanna Shupe. Also the penniless artist lover turns out to be a sociopath- so Nora need not feel guilty about jilting him.īut the setting is fun! The scenes at the stock exchange were amazing. Lucky for her- newly responsible Julius is there to save her from herself, teach her how to be a lady and fall in love with her. All spoilt little Nora wants is to go back to her penniless artist lover in London, so she wants a fake engagement with lots of scandal. Is this kind of profligate drunk party animal really attractive- of course not! So the author never has him repeat his first chapter actions again- he is extremely responsible and worried about what society will say for the rest of the book. She randomly finds Julius who is spending his money in a ridiculous fashion by hosting a dinner party on horseback at Sherry’s restaurant (this actually happened). Avon, 7. Nora is really silly when the book starts. BUY THIS BOOK A Daring Arrangement: The Four Hundred, Book 1 Joanna Shupe. A Daring Arrangement, the first in her new Four Hundred series, tells the story of the fake-engagement between an English Lady and an American scoundrel and is quite possibly her best novel yet.

The taming of the shrew is my least favorite trope but I liked this one more than most- a solid 3 and half stars. A Daring Arrangement: The Four Hundred Series Mass Market Paperback Octoby Joanna Shupe (Author) 255 ratings Book 1 of 3: The Four Hundred Series Editors' pick Best Romance See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Joanna Shupe writes about the Gilded Age and this book is about an Earl’s daughter Nora who has been banished to New York because of a penniless suitor and Julius who is a rags-to-riches Wall Street whiz kid.

A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe