MaribelWinters28
"A melody carries across the ocean, but can it bridge the gap between two worlds?"
Maria Santos was never meant to be a survivor of the Caribbean tides. When a devastating shipwreck tore her family apart on their journey from New Mexico to Virginia, Maria found herself washed ashore in the vibrant, humid heat of Jamaica. With nothing but the clothes on her back and a heart heavy with the memory of her six sisters and brother, she turned to the only thing that couldn't be taken from her: her voice.
By day, she works and saves every coin, dreaming of the Virginia soil and the family she prays is waiting for her. By night, she is the "Jewel of the Island," a kind-hearted soul whose songs and dances offer a temporary escape to everyone who hears them.
Then comes the night of the Great Jamaican Jubilee.
Amidst the swirling colors and the beat of the drums, Maria's eyes lock onto a stranger in the crowd-a man of high standing, with a gaze that feels like a tether. He is Lord John Grey, a man of honor, secrets, and a quiet loneliness that Maria's song seems to pierce.
But as the tropical moon rises, the path home becomes more dangerous than the storm that brought her here. Maria finds herself caught in a whirlwind of politics and passion, pulled between the sophisticated, noble Lord John and his headstrong, dashing son, William Ransom.
One man offers her the world; the other offers her a fire she never expected.
Will Maria find her way back to the Santos family, or will the song of the Highlands-and the hearts of two Englishmen-change her destination forever?
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{Lord John Grey and Plus Size Female Character and William Ransom}
(All credits are my own and the creditors of the series.)