Veil of Pearls
But (and I've always got a big but) being that yesterday I pitched a buddy's book as a great summer read, there's just one more I need to recommend you toss into your beach bag. Newsflash: I have more than one friend. And this buddy just had a new release as well.
Check out MaryLu Tyndall's Veil of Pearls. Here's a blurb:
Welcome to Charleston, 1811…a city bustling with immigrants like Adalia, who is a runaway slave so light-skinned that no one guesses her past. Terrified her secret will be discovered, she settles into a quiet life making herbal remedies for a local doctor. But when Morgan, the handsome son of a prominent family, sweeps her into his glamorous world—a world in which the truth about Adalia’s heritage would ruin them both—suspicions and petty jealousies are aroused. What will Morgan do when he discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is a runaway slave?
MaryLu's books are always a great visit back to the past. Make sure to grab this book, a tall glass of lemonade, and park yourself in the nearest hammock.
Yes, you can thank me later.