"An immersive, historical novel based on true events: In 1938, Orson Welles's legendary radio dramatization of H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds terrified Americans into believing Martians were invading. Eleven years later, an Ecuadorian radio station adapted the show--with catastrophic consequences. Now, two young journalists are determined to uncover what really happened to their families that night--even as secrets endanger their future.
1957: Aspiring photojournalist Valeria Anzures returns to her hometown of Quito with a secret purpose: to discover how her parents really died. The disastrous 1949 War of the Worlds show caused a mob to torch her family's radio station--and the newspaper run by their closest friends, the Monteros. The tragedy destroyed the families' relationship--and left the station on shaky financial ground. Now, expected to save her family's legacy by accepting an arranged marriage, Valeria will risk everything to find out the truth. Even if it means allying with the man she's always loved--but who now treats her like a stranger . . .
For Matias Montero, the scars of that night run deep. He saved his mother but blames himself for not rescuing his father. As a journalist, he feels Valeria is a rival not to be trusted. Still, they're both on the same mission. Perhaps, together, they can unearth the past their families and friends would rather remain buried . . .
Valeria and Matias soon find trusting each other is as dangerous as the attraction they can't resist. And between duplicitous witnesses, insidious lies, and ruthless manipulations, exposing the real story will put their lives on the line--and ignite revelations no one saw coming . . ."
"Una hacienda legendaria en Colombia, un terremoto y tres desconocidos, cada uno con sus secretos, que se unen para encontrar a su dueño desaparecido. Otra historia maravillosa de la autora de La hija española. Colombia, 1925. Martín Sabater ha conseguido su sueño; ser el dueño de una plantación de cacao en el valle del Cauca. Una noche, durante una gran fiesta, desaparece. Con el tiempo, la que un día fue una maravillosa hacienda acaba por convertirse en un hospital católico que atiende enfermos en una pandemia que asola el país. Entre las enfermeras se encuentra «sor Puri», que oculta bajo su disfraz de novicia quiere descubrir la verdad que se esconde detrás de la desaparición de Martín. Un amigo de la infancia de Martín, Lucas Ferreira, fotógrafo de profesión, tiene sus propias razones para colaborar con la bonita y decidida novicia. Sin embargo, es alguien que guarda sus propios secretos; unos secretos que podrían resultar letales. Para sor Camila, la enfermera jefe, Martín era el único hombre del mundo pero… Un error desafortunado lo cambió todo para siempre. ¿Lograrán los tres, Puri, Lucas y Camila, dar con el paradero de Marín? Y, cuando lo hagan, ¿podrán sobrevivir a la verdad que descubran?"
"Amid Colombia’s unparalleled beauty, and the devastation of the 1925 Cali earthquake, the owner of a legendary hacienda vanishes, plunging three very different strangers into the dangerous secrets he left behind.
Driven and recklessly daring, Martin Sabater follows his lifelong dream of owning a cacao plantation in Valle del Cauca. But on the night of a spectacular gala, he disappears—and is never seen again. Now his hacienda is a budding Catholic hospital saving lives during an emerging
epidemic. And novice nun “Sor Puri” is there to uncover the truth behind Martin’s disappearance. But her real identity and her past with the heartbreakingly charismatic Martin—will put far more than her perilous search at risk.
A professional photographer, Lucas Ferreira is Martin’s best friend since boyhood.
He has his own reasons for helping the determined, alluring nun. But what this reserved man won’t reveal about his thwarted dreams and unrequited passion could prove key to the past—or a lethal trap.
Martin was head nurse Sor Camila’s only love—until an unfortunate mistake changed the course of her life forever. Now, Martin’s home is an unexpected chance for her, Lucas, and Puri to set the past right. But with their secrets unearthing explosive memories and wrenching lies, can
they survive the truth about Martin—and the consequences that will forever alter their destinies?"
"Puri ha heredado dos cosas de su padre: la pasión por el chocolate y una plantación de cacao situada en Vinces, Ecuador, la ciudad conocida como el «París Chiquito». Aunque no ha visto a su padre desde que era un bebé, este le ha dejado una parte de la plantación que tenía. También les ha dejado su parte a los tres hijos ilegítimos que tenía. Tras aprender el arte de la chocolatería de su abuela, la joven abre una tienda de chocolate en su país, pero, deseosa de saber más sobre el origen de su amado chocolate, se lanza a cruzar el océano con su marido, Cristóbal. Pero hay alguien a quien no le hace ninguna gracia que Puri reclame su parte de la plantación. Cuando un mercenario enviado para asesinarla a bordo del barco mata accidentalmente a Cristóbal en lugar de a ella, la joven decide vestirse de hombre, asumir la identidad de su marido y descubrir la verdad. Liberada de las reglas que se espera que sigan las mujeres, se enfrentará sin embargo a otros retos. ¿Quiénes son esos hermanos suyos? ¿Y ese enigmático desconocido que se cruza con ella? Y, sobre todo, ¿quién es el asesino que sigue suelto por ahí?"
"Set against the lush backdrop of early twentieth century Ecuador and inspired by the real-life history of the coastal town known as the birthplace of cacao, this captivating novel from the award-winning author of The Sisters of Alameda
Street tells the story of a resourceful young chocolatier who must impersonate a man in order to survive …
As a child in Spain, Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father. But it’s not until his death that she learns of something else she’s inherited—a cocoa estate in Vinces, Ecuador, a town nicknamed “París Chiquito.”
Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I, she and her husband Cristóbal set out across the Atlantic Ocean. But it soon becomes clear someone is angered by Puri’s claim to the estate …
When a mercenary sent to murder her aboard the ship accidentally kills Cristóbal instead, Puri dons her husband’s clothes and assumes his identity, hoping to stay safe while she searches for the truth of her father’s legacy in Ecuador. Though
freed from the rules that women are expected to follow, Puri confronts other challenges at the estate—newfound siblings, hidden affairs, and her father’s dark secrets. Then there are the dangers awakened by her attraction to an enigmatic
man as she tries to learn the identity of an enemy who is still at large, threatening the future she is determined to claim …"
"When Malena Sevilla's tidy, carefully planned world collapses following her father’s mysterious suicide, she finds a letter--signed with an “A”--that reveals that her mother, who she thought dead, is very much alive in San Isidro, a quaint town tucked in the Andes Mountains. Intent on meeting her, Malena arrives at Alameda Street and meets four sisters who couldn’t be more different from one another, but who share one thing in common: all of their names begin with an A. To avoid a scandal, Malena assumes another woman’s identity and enters their home to discover the truth. Could her mother be Amanda, the iconoclastic widow who opens the first tango nightclub in a conservative town? Ana, the ideal housewife with a less-than-ideal past? Abigail, the sickly sister in love with a forbidden man? Or Alejandra, the artistic introvert scarred by her cousin’s murder? But living a lie will bring Malena additional problems, such as falling for the wrong man and loving a family she may lose when they learn of her deceit. Worse, her arrival threatens to expose long-buried secrets and a truth that may wreck her life forever. Set in 1960s Ecuador, The Sisters of Alameda Street is a sweeping story of how one woman’s search for the truth of her identity forces a family to confront their own past."
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