"Dainty's Cruel Rivals; Or, The Fatal Birthday" by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller is a 19th-century romance where a sweet and trusting girl named Dainty Chase finds herself caught in a web of jealousy and ambition with her cousins, Olive and Ela, centering on the attentions of rich relative Lovelace Ellsworth. The narrative is driven by the cousins' schemes to sabotage Dainty's chances with Lovelace at their aunt's summer estate, highlighting themes of deception and the intricate nature of young love within a family setting as Dainty hopes to win over Lovelace and finds that her cousins are plotting behind her back. This sets the basis for a story full of rising emotional conflicts and tangled romance as beauty and greed collide at the family estate.
Dainty's Cruel Rivals; Or, The Fatal Birthday
By Alex. McVeigh Miller
Amidst family rivalries and hidden agendas, a young woman's summer romance becomes a battlefield where beauty and innocence are tested by cruel plots and jealous hearts.
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About the AuthorMrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller was the pen name of Mittie Frances Clarke Point, an American novelist. She wrote 80 dime novels during a 50-year career. Her first novel was Rosamond, but her success began with the 1883 romance, The Bride of the Tomb. She died in 1937. In 1978, her home, "The Cedars", was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller was the pen name of Mittie Frances Clarke Point, an American novelist. She wrote 80 dime novels during a 50-year career. Her first novel was Rosamond, but her success began with the 1883 romance, The Bride of the Tomb. She died in 1937. In 1978, her home, "The Cedars", was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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