Publication Date: Sep 2025
Blurb:
London, 2024: When American expat Margo Reynolds is hired to source a book that’s more than one hundred and twenty years old, she thinks her greatest challenge is going to be that there’s only one copy in existence. However, it quickly becomes clear that her client isn’t the only person determined to procure the book at any cost. Thrust into a deadly quest, Margo teams up with an unlikely ally—the man she loved and lost—and is forced to confront the ghosts of her own past as the lingering feelings that simmer between them ignite.
Havana, 1966: Pilar Castillo’s days are spent working as a librarian in Havana, her nights spent hoping for her husband’s freedom after his unjust imprisonment. But Pilar has a secret that could jeopardize her life. She’s fighting Fidel’s regime in her own way, and when she comes into possession of a book that was published more than sixty years earlier, she must decide how much she’s willing to risk to protect the literary works entrusted to her care.
Boston, 1900: For Cuban teacher Eva Fuentes, traveling from Havana to Harvard to participate in the largest cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States is not only a chance to represent her country at a critical time in its bid for independence, but also an opportunity to work on the book she’s writing. When a moonlit encounter with an enigmatic stranger alters the course of Eva’s summer at Harvard, and as secrets, lies, and forbidden love rise to the surface, Eva’s life—and legacy—is irrevocably changed.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect an adult fiction story that follows three women living at different times that are all connected through a rare book with a mysterious background. It is an exploration of Cuban history as well as a love letter to book lovers everywhere.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild
Sexual Content: Closed Door – It is mentioned that a couple has sex a couple times but no details in the act or detailed lead up. Kissing is passionate but not super steamy or detailed.
Violence: Moderate – There is murder, assault and altercations but not overly descriptive or gory. Imprisonment and death due to dictatorship regime.
Substance Use: Mild – Use of alcohol and cigarettes
Prejudices: Racism & Cubans suffering under the Castro regime
Religious Themes: Mentions of religion but not a main theme
Other Topics: Loss of loved ones. Infidelity
*SPOILER*
Pregnancy and adoption
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