Fiction Friday: The Spice King

A Turn-of-the-century Tale of Spices, Industry, and Intrigue

I’ve not read this title yet, but it’s been recommended to me by several people, and I’ve got to admit, the cover is intriguing. What? Me? Judging a book by it’s cover? Yeah, guilty as charged. But before you go judging me, take a look at the eye candy on The Spice King, read the back cover copy, and then see if you don’t agree.

Gray Delacroix has dedicated his life to building his very successful global spice empire, but it has come at a cost. Resolved to salvage his family before it spirals out of control, he returns to his ancestral home to save his brother and sister before it's too late.

As a junior botanist for the Smithsonian, Annabelle Larkin has been charged with the impossible task of gaining access to the notoriously private Delacroix plant collection. If she fails, she will be out of a job and the family farm in Kansas will go under. She has no idea that in gaining entrance to the Delacroix world, she will unwittingly step into a web of dangerous political intrigue far beyond her experience.

Unable to deny her attraction to the reclusive business tycoon, Annabelle will be forced to choose between her heart and loyalty to her country. Can Gray and Annabelle find a way through the storm of scandal without destroying the family Gray is fighting to save?