Not Every River Is a Waterfall

Emily Carter is the world’s most celebrated philanthropist, a patron saint for underprivileged girls who rose from the ashes of poverty to become an icon of grace. But the "Angel of Chicago" is built on a lie: every cent of her virtue was earned as the secret, trapped mistress of Victor Hayes—the man who bought her family’s survival twenty years ago and has owned her soul ever since. Now, as a younger rival moves in to replace her and a terminal diagnosis sets a countdown on her life, the woman who spent two decades as a gilded prisoner must decide if she is willing to destroy her legendary reputation just to finally own herself.