First published 2016
A wealthy American travels to Haiti on a spontaneous humanitarian mission following natural disasters that have devastated the country. There he encounters a nurse practitioner who provides medical care across a vast region of the Haitian mountains. The two fall in love amid the challenging conditions. Their relationship takes a dangerous turn when a dispossessed local villager, influenced by voodoo practices, kidnaps the nurse and demands ransom money. The American must return to Haiti with the payment to save the woman he loves. Palmer weaves together romance and thriller elements while examining the complexities of international aid work in one of the world's most impoverished nations. The story questions whether good intentions and financial resources can truly address deep-rooted poverty and social upheaval.
Genres: romance, adventure, thriller, 21st-century, international, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Haiti, Haitian Mountains
Period: 21st Century
188 pages · Hardcover · Anaphora Literary Press