Overview
""Nakawatase delivers a cross-cultural tale of intrigue about a couple in turmoil. Both know what they want. Neither knows what they need. Only one of them will discover what really matters."" -Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the Tyler Zahn suspense series Civil unrest sweeps the mountains of Jalisco, displacing Mexico's elite. Under the cover of darkness, Catalina steals away from her vast ranch with her two daughters. Stuffed into their saddlebags, the precious jewels of the Hernandez-Castañeda family fortune begin their journey across time and legend. Over one hundred years later, in the United States, Sophie's marriage takes its dying breath after she catches Adam cheating. The demise of her marriage shakes her to the core, and she hopes it isn't too late to build the stable family of her dreams. After the split, Adam embarks on an extended business trip to Mexico, where he meets an alluring solitary ranchera. Soon, he becomes entangled in a race to unearth a cache of precious stones lost during the Mexican Revolution, landing himself in a foreign jail as a prime suspect for murder. Crooked cops and questionable friends make his escape nearly impossible. Sophie leans on Rigo, an easy-going friend with smoldering eyes and an unconventional past. Out of their friendship blossoms a sweet, sensual, and honest romance that Sophie never thought possible. Follow Sophie and Adam on their spellbinding journeys a country apart. Who will strike it rich, and who might lose everything?
Full Product Details
Author: Sarah Lauer Nakawatase
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Imprint: Black Rose Writing
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781685136864
ISBN 10: 1685136869
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 18 December 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Starts with a bang and continues to deliver surprising twists all the way to the conclusion. A rare fast-paced, page-turning novel that will also give you plenty to think about."" -Travis Tougaw, author of the Marcotte/Collins Investigative Thrillers ""A dual timeline, sweeping epic of a story that is equal parts cautionary tale and sweet romance."" -Gail Ward Olmsted, bestselling author of the Miranda Quinn Legal Twist series ""Nakawatase delivers a cross-cultural tale of intrigue about a couple in turmoil. Both know what they want. Neither knows what they need. Only one of them will discover what really matters."" -Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the Tyler Zahn suspense series
Author Information
Sarah lives by the beach with her forever husband, three children, and one chicken. Over the years, family hikes, little league games, and big family dinners have kept her smiling. Her spice rack occupies twelve square feet! She earned her Bachelor's degree in Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University and her RN license from Horry Georgetown Technical College. Presently, she works as a cardiac nurse. In her twenties, she started an agave farm in Jalisco, Mexico, with her first husband, lending accurate details to Double-Crossing the Border. In her teens, she worked as a dairy farmer, drawing upon this experience while writing Southern Souls. Sarah also provides her local community with a yearly creative writing scholarship-details available at sarahlauernakawatase.com.
