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The Last Dollar Princess by Linda Bennett Pennell: A Book Review

The Last Dollar Princess Author: Linda Bennett Pennell Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: Black Rose Writing Release Date: 2022 Pages: 365 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they kick it away, it comes slinking around time-after-time. Although her relatives are obsessed with social position and the opinions of others, heiress India Elisabeth Petra De Vries Ledbetter is determined to live life by her own terms, family expectations and society's demands be damned.      Reared away from the social whirl of Gilded Age New York, India would prefer a life of philanthropy in her native Appalachia, but Mother and Grandmama have far grander plans. They believe Mrs. Astor's old 400 are ready to overlook the past and that an advantageous marriage will cement their place in society once more. In fact, they have already selected the pros...