Crazy for Cornelia Author:Chris Gilson "Marching to the offbeat tune of her very different drummer, the heroine of Crazy for Cornelia is an irrepressible force. The paparazzi whom Cornelia Lord is constantly dodging dub her "Corny the Crazy Deb." But deep within, the daughter of Chester Lord IV, head of the investment banking firm Lord & Company, is nothing like the "party girl" the ... more »gossip columns portray. In one of those split-second opportunities that fate sometimes offers us, Kevin Doyle saves Cornelia Lord's life by sweeping her out of the path of a runaway limousine. Unexpectedly, Kevin, who has always resented the rich, finds himself admiring Cornelia's spirit and touched by her vulnerability. All the old money her family possesses cannot fill the emptiness that has haunted her since her mother's tragic death. Tormented by her father's emotional distance and unsure about her feelings for the young financial whiz who rescued her father's business and now wants to marry her, Cornelia is frightened yet thrilled by the electricity that draws her to Kevin. As Cornelia runs away from her lineage of wealth and privilege and simultaneously tries to live up to its responsibilities, she is thrust into the midst of a Machiavellian grab at the Lord fortune. Together, she and Kevin must thwart this diabolical plot before they can sort out their feelings for each other and their longings to find a purpose for their lives. Author Chris Gilson, raised in the same gilt-edged world as his heroine, describes that glittering milieu as only an insider can. With themes reminiscent of Sabrina and Arthur, he weaves a magical love story of two lonely people of very different backgrounds--and creates a fairy-tale romance that will have everyone Crazy for Cornelia."« less