A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies is an irresistible tale of a woman's search for self–a journey that takes her to the most surprising places. The book takes place in February 1900 in a small Massachusetts town blanketed with snow. Red-haired Charlotte is married to an heir of the powerful Heath family. Upon spying her husband embracing another woman, she flees both him and the luxurious, stifling life of the Heath household for "The Beechmont: A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies," a unique Boston establishment whose handsome porters make discreet, late-night visits to its female clientele. Charlotte is quickly swept up in a sexual awakening that in turn leads her on a journey to understand her own marriage and ultimately to discover where, if anywhere, she truly belongs.