A daring venture

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Title:

A daring venture

Author:

Camden, Elizabeth, 1965- author.

ISBN:

9780764218828

9780764231964

Physical Description:

340 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Empire State ;

General Note:

Includes discussion questions (pages 339-340).

Subject Term:

Water-supply -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.

Biochemists -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Love stories.

Christian fiction.

Summary:

In early 1900s New York, biochemist Doctor Rosalind Werner works to champion a water delivery technology that will fight water-borne illnesses. The fight brings her into contact, and conflict, with newly appointed Commissioner of Water, Nicholas Drake. They wage a public battle over the water controversy-- and a private war against their own attractions. When Rosaline becomes the target of an unknown enemy, the stakes may include her life.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)	FICTION CAM	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	FICTION CAM	Searching... Unknown
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As a biochemist in early 1900s New York, Doctor Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to the crusade against waterborne diseases. She is at the forefront of a groundbreaking technology that will change the way water is delivered to every household in the city--but only if she can get people to believe in her work.

Newly appointed Commissioner of Water for New York, Nicholas Drake is highly skeptical of Rosalind and her team's techniques. When a brewing court case throws him into direct confrontation with her, he is surprised by his reaction to the lovely scientist.

While Rosalind and Nick wage a private war against their own attraction, they stand firmly on opposite sides of a battle that will impact far more than just their own lives. As the controversy grows more public and inflammatory and Rosalind becomes the target of an unknown enemy, the odds stacked against these two rivals swiftly grow more insurmountable with every passing day.

Author Notes

Elizabeth Camden is the author of ten historical novels and two historical novellas and has been honored with both the RITA Award and the Christy Award. With a master's in history and a master's in library science, she is a research librarian by day and scribbles away on her next novel by night. She lives with her husband in Florida. Learn more at www.elizabethcamden.com.

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Camden's (A Dangerous Legacy, 2017) latest inspirational romance is set during the glitz and glamour of turn-of-the-century New York. After the horrible death of her cholera-stricken parents when she was just a young child, biochemist Dr. Rosalind Werner has dedicated her life to finding a way to eradicate water pollution and believes that chlorination is the answer. Falsely accused of scandal while studying in Germany, Rosalind has no time for romance, but a dramatic court case to determine the method for water treatment brings her into contact with Nicholas Drake, the new water commissioner for the state of New York. The chemistry between them is undeniable, but when Nick discovers Rosalind's part in a risky experiment, the trust between them is shattered. Family ties and dangerous enemies enliven Camden's story, which is based on Dr. John Leal's pioneering work to eradicate waterborne diseases in Jersey City, New Jersey, in the early 1900s.--Quillen, C. L. Copyright 2010 Booklist

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