October Book Selection

Inspired by the real-life history of the coastal town known as the birthplace of cacao, this captivating novel 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. Eager to claim her birthright she and her husband set out across the Atlantic Ocean. But it soon becomes clear someone is angered by Puri's claim to the plantation.
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.