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The Metropolitan Affair
Christian historical romance
The Metropolitan Affair
Book 1 of the On Central Park series
In 1925 New York, Dr. Lauren Westlake is building a career as an Egyptologist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art while preparing a major exhibition. Her former love, investigator Joe Caravello, is assigned to a series of antiquities thefts that may reach into museums, wealthy homes, and Lauren’s own professional world. Working together forces them to revisit an old heartbreak while following clues through Jazz Age society and the era’s fascination with Egypt. Clean, polished, and lightly suspenseful, this Christian historical romance suits readers who want second chances, museum detail, art crime, and autumn evenings under Manhattan’s glittering surface.
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Murder · Grave artifacts · Family abandonment · Peril and danger · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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- Garnish: Food-grade shimmer, optional.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Manhattan
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A polished classic for galleries after dark.
What you'll need
- 2 oz rye whiskey
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
How to mix it
- Stir with ice until chilled and strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish: Cocktail cherry or orange twist.
- Glassware: Coupe.
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