Cordelia Frances Biddle’s prior work of nonfiction was Saint Katharine: The Life of Katharine Drexel (Westholme). In it, she explored the transformation of a Philadelphia heiress into a champion for social justice. Her works of fiction include the Martha Beale Series: Sins of Commission, The Actress, Deception’s Daughter, and The Conjurer (Thomas Dunne). The novels are set during the early Victorian era in Philadelphia and explore the chasm between wealth and poverty. A prior novel, Beneath the Wind (Simon & Schuster) examined colonialism during the Gilded Age. Website: http://cordeliafrancesbiddle.net