![]() ![]() ![]() I could smell the cinnamon and see the fireflies in the dark. The author knows how to bring history to brilliant, vivid life. I was instantly on her side, especially when she discovers the shocking truths about her late husband. The author is becoming one of my go-to’s for well-written, absorbing historical fiction. (Viking, 5 April 2018, first published 22 February 2018, ebook, 400 pages, copy from publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed) And when Elliot’s shocking betrayal is revealed, Louisa has only Leo to turn to… ![]() The plantation casts a spell, but all is not as it seems. Revisiting the plantation at Cinnamon Hills, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn towards the owner Leo, a rugged outdoors man with a chequered past. After his sudden death, Louisa is left alone to solve the mystery he left behind. While Louisa struggles with miscarriages, Elliot is increasingly absent, spending much of his time at a nearby cinnamon plantation, overlooking the Indian Ocean. Except what they long for more than anything: a child. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. ![]()
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