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As the ballrooms of 1800s America glitter, romance is afoot...

Deemed a social outcast, timid, ungainly, and ordinary Isadora Peabody finds herself on board the Silver Swan bound for Rio de Janiero and captained by dashing Ryan Calhoun--a man who transforms her into a passionate and spirited woman. Original.

Isadora Peabody is an awkward misfit in her beautiful and accomplished family. But she turns from the polite Boston society of 1841, taking a job as a bookkeeper on Captain Ryan Calhoun's ship, Silver Swan. Sailing to Rio de Janeiro, Isadora discovers not only adventure on the... Read Full Overview

Boston and Rio de Janeiro, 1851

An awkward misfit in an accomplished Boston family, Isadora Peabody yearns to escape her social isolation and sneaks aboard the Silver Swan, bound for Rio, leaving it all behind.

Ryan Calhoun, too, had a good family name. But he'd... Read Full Overview

Book 1 of the Calhoun Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs.

Boston and Rio de Janeiro, 1851

An awkward misfit in an accomplished Boston family, Isadora Peabody yearns to escape her social isolation and sneaks aboard the Silver Swan, bound for Rio, leaving it all behind.

Ryan Calhoun, too, had a good family name. But he'd... Read Full Overview

Boston and Rio de Janeiro, 1851

An awkward misfit in an accomplished Boston family, Isadora Peabody yearns to escape her social isolation and sneaks aboard the Silver Swan, bound for Rio, leaving it all behind.

Ryan Calhoun, too, had a good family name. But he'd... Read Full Overview

The Charm School by Susan Wiggs released on Sep 22, 2000 is available now for purchase.