title: A Prologue to Love
author:  Taylor Caldwell 
description: A Novel About a Woman Financial Genius.<br />"There can be help. There's always God," said Amy. "I'm ashamed. I'd forgotten about Him." She was quiet for a time. When she lifted her head she looked older and resolute. "Don't blame yourself too much, Cousin Caroline," she said. "That's as bad as taking no blame at all. I'm not going to blame everything on Ames; I was a little fool myself. I was old enough to know that things aren't simple." - A Prologue to Love Taylor Caldwell was born in Manchester, England, into a family of Scottish background. Her family descended from the Scottish clan of MacGregor of which the Taylors are a subsidiary clan. In 1907 she emigrated to the United States with her parents and younger brother. Her father died shortly after the move, and the family struggled.In 1918-1919, she served in the United States Navy Reserve. In 1919 she married William F. Combs. In 1920, they had a daughter, Mary (known as "Peggy"). From 1923 to 1924 she was a court reporter in New York State Department of Labor in Buffalo, New York. In 1924, she went to work for the United States Department of Justice, as a member of the Board of Special Inquiry (an immigration tribunal) in Buffalo. In 1931 she graduated from the University of Buffalo, and also was divorced from William Combs. Caldwell then married her second husband, Marcus Reback, a fellow Justice employee. She had a second child with Reback, a daughter Judith, in 1932. They were married for 40 years, until his death in 1971.
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  Praise for Christi Caldwell
  
  “Christi Caldwell’s The Vixen shows readers a darker, grittier version of
  Regency London than most romance novels . . . Caldwell’s more realistic
  version of London is a particularly gripping backdrop for this enemies-to-
  lovers romance, and it’s heartening to read a story where love triumphs even
  in the darkest places.”
  
  —NPR on The Vixen
  
  “In addition to a strong plot, this story boasts actualized characters whose
  personal demons are clear and credible. The chemistry between the protagonists
  is seductive and palpable, with their family history of hatred played against
  their personal similarities and growing attraction to create an atmospheric
  and captivating romance.”
  
  —Publishers Weekly on The Hellion
  
  “Christi Caldwell is a master of words and The Hellion is so descriptive and
  vibrant that she redefines high definition. Readers will be left panting,
  craving, and rooting for their favorite characters as unexpected lovers find
  their happy