Publisher's Synopsis
Cascade Award-winning novel. Spring 1940. Muy Bella, Costa Rica. SAVANNAH HAMILTON isn't looking for love-she's watched that commodity vanish too many times to care-but she's frantic for a mate. As the deadline approaches, things look hopeless. Then he shows up. MICAH KELLER isn't too keen to learn that the predicament described by the prospective bride held more illusion than fact. Nothing at Misión de Cacao resembles his expectations-especially her.While two imperfect people make a go of an unlikely pairing, war erupts. With the speed and intensity of an epidemic, fear and distrust ignite the globe. Costa Rica is not immune, and when it's time for countries to name their allies, Micah and Savannah find themselves in the path of an unimaginable firestorm. As distance and time render their tenuous relationship unrecognizable, is the promise to honor their hasty commitment far too costly, or will love abide all things?
