The Manhattan Lady

New York in the 1930s: gullible people with money to burn, and opportunities everywhere. Headlines are exploding: "Shocking! The Last Tsar's Daughter Escaped Death!" "Who Would Dare Swindle a British Prince?" All right, all right, now life finally has some prospects! I'll steal a march on those shameless Brits, fleece the crafty Wall Street wolves, and casually "pick up" a crown for myself. Who's for it, and who's against it? European and American setting. Don't ask about sexual history! [This story is entirely fictional and set in an alternate world. Do not read it as a reflection of reality.] [The author does not provide trigger warnings. If anything bothers you, don't read.] [Please check out the author's profile too, and leave a little flower of love.] ☆☆☆ [My Completed Works] ☆☆☆ "Tokyo Girl's Thoughts": I'm Yamaguchi Momoe's younger sister, and I'm a star. "Lying Flat Among Upper East Side Elites": A full-time daughter, lying flat and spending money. "The Academic Prodigy at Thirteen": The dazzling life of a math genius. "The Nanny Worth Ninety Million Dollars in the Nineties": From nanny to First Lady, I decide my own life. "The Supporting Female Character's Wonderful Life in the Eighties": From director of the Women's Federation to Party secretary, a supporting character fights her way into becoming the heroine. "The Hundred-Meter Track": I run into the national team, run in the Olympics, and run my own life. "Farming in Prehistoric Society": Farming, fighting, and building in prehistoric times. "Miss Borgia": Unify Italy, conquer France, and become Europe's glorious queen. "Rose of the South [Gone with the Wind]": A money-loving heroine who never gives up. "The Wild Rose of Versailles": A courtly melodrama about the young Abigail and King Louis XIV. "The Girl from the Rimbaud Family": She transmigrates as the younger sister of the boy genius poet Arthur Rimbaud. Vitalie, a girl unwilling to spend her whole life trapped in a small town, ultimately earns the name of a genius and becomes the brightest little star in the literary world. "Miss Austen": She transmigrates as Jane Austen's little sister. Alice Austen declares, "I want to become a literary giant too!" "[Western Crossover] The Superheroes Can't Save the World": A forever-young beauty just wants to die quickly (CP: Spider-Man). "[Showbiz] Dance Out My Youth": A long-legged beauty and curly-haired Tom Holland (CP: Tom Holland). "[Showbiz] Wild Child": She gets a sweet, obedient childhood friend, little Leo (CP: Leo). "[Showbiz] Crazy Ex-Boyfriend": A Beverly Hills princess meets a proud little phoenix (CP: River Phoenix). "[Showbiz] Goddess Matchmaking": I turn all my male idols into dads (CP: Keanu). "[Showbiz] Brilliant New Star" <- This one's completely free, so you can read the whole thing without paying! -> (CP: Tom Cruise) * ※ The author can't address every one of a hundred readers' hundred different trigger points one by one. The author believes the free chapters and author's notes are enough for readers to tell whether this story hits their personal "no-go zones." ※ Leave or stay as you please. No abuse, please. Read civilly and help maintain a harmonious community. Theme: Life is more than endless striving