The wild and sexy Whip Smart series is based on the audaciously cosmopolitan, uniquely influential, true-life historical figure, Lola Montez—the exotic dancer-turned-political diabla of Victorian Times.

In the heady Parisian nights at the heart of the Victorian era, the ever-headstrong Lola Montez casts aside her painful memories of Spain and sets her sights on goals more audacious than ever before. As Lola immerses herself in a passionate love affair and the adventurous literature of the times, she becomes determine to pen a novel of her own: one with a feisty female protagonist. But sinister forces are at work to keep Lola and her soul mate apart, and deadly threats and rumors surface as shadowy figures stop at nothing to sabotage Lola's new endeavor. In a period rampant with duels, danger, and distrust, can Lola break tradition and actually have it all? She may be too whip smart for her own good.