What kind of woman does it take to make the Midas marriage? What are their recipes for riches? Can a genuinely nice woman pursue this career? What does love have to do with it? Exploring the lives of the great fortune hunters of our day, reporter and former gossip columnist Charlotte Hays answers these tantalizing questions. You'll learn about the South Carolina woman who took trip around the world with a shadowy shipping magnate-only to meet and marry a philandering marquis. You'll meet the New York socialite who remarried so quickly after a divorce, her ex claimed she was a bigamist.With original interviews and photos, Hays casts a light on the determination, skill, and yes, sometimes, ruthlessness that have shaped some of the most successful and lucrative unions of our time.