Bacco Valley is a seaside town built on poison. Its hidden rulers farm and distribute Third Legacy, volatile plants with dark, ancient origins. The town is populated mostly by the four-armed tol race.
Beanie is one of three Suopex - underbosses in a criminal organisation. He dreams of Bacco Valley becoming the start of a great tol empire. This ambition is contested among his peers, however, and has created tension between them.
Cariella, the teen-aged daughter of another Suopex, wants nothing more than to distance herself from the isolated town's horrible truth. She hopes to escape her family and live among good people.
When a distant threat one day puts Bacco Valley in danger, events are set in motion that could make Beanie and Cariella reluctant allies. The two tol are starkly different: One is experienced, aggressive, violent and ambitious. The other is young, sensitive, unorganised and compassionate. Yet both have an iron will, refusing to let go of what they want.
The Poison Pearl is a high-fantasy mob drama which follows two non-human points of view. It's a character-driven story about power, leadership, family and pride.
Confined to the home of her abusive captor, Angela De Luca grows up unaware of her true identity. But everything changes the day she receives the news of her captor's sudden death when a routine blood test is carried out to reveal a shocking truth-She is the lost daughter of the De Luca family.
Reunited with her nine brothers and father, Angela must navigate the emotional turmoil of rediscovering her place in a family she doesn't remember. As she begins to heal from the scars of her past, she slowly reconnects with her siblings, finding unexpected comfort and protection within her newfound family. But the return of the lost De Luca sets off a chain of events, forcing the family to confront old enemies and new dangers, placing Angela at the heart of a storm that threatens to engulf them all.
Amidst the chaos, Angela finds herself drawn to Alejandro Vargas, the charming and enigmatic son of the Spanish mafia leader, a close ally of the De Luca family. His presence becomes a light in Angela's world, a reminder that her life doesn't have to be defined by the trauma of her past.
As Angela adjusts to her new reality, she must decide if she's willing to fight for her own happiness in a world where danger lurks around every corner. With the love and support of her family behind her and Alejandro by her side, Angela will discover strengths she never knew she had. But in the end, will love be enough to overcome the forces that threaten to tear them apart? Or will the darkness of their world swallow them whole?