Edward Sage has spent two decades crafting his exile in Paris, France - a glittering world of champagne, artistic salons, and curated pleasures, far from his father's suffocating control and Boston's rigid expectations. But when tragedy strikes, his world crumbles, forcing him back to the very world he fled. In an age when reputation is currency and desire is dangerous, Edward must navigate the treacherous waters of Boston's elite while confronting the man he's become - and the price of living authentically in a society that demands conformity. From the perfumed drawing rooms of Paris to the marble halls of Beacon Hill, The Bachelor Sage is an elegant and merciless tale of forbidden love, family secrets, and the corrosive power of wealth. Some freedoms, Edward discovers, come at a cost too steep to pay.