Overview
Three priceless treasures. Three extraordinary women. Three powerful legacies.
The Temptations of Crete is the third in Muna Shehadi's spellbinding dual-time narrative series, with cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley.
1905 Crete: Aspiring jeweller Fotis Georgiou creates an ornate miniature chariot with a secret compartment to hide valuables in. The piece, and the wealthy client he made it for, launches Fotis to international success.
1977 Crete: Connie Pappas flees Paris to Crete with the carriage, unaware of its true value. In the seaside town of Matela, she embraces hedonism, and the perfect love she finds with Nico. But when faced with disillusionment and betrayal, to save herself, Connie must agree to abandon everything she's ever known-except for Fotis's miniature.
2007 Vermont: Lily Anne Corson longs to see the world, but family duty keeps her as director of a sober home for women . . . until the shocking results of a DNA test shifts her reality. Furious with the lies, Lily Anne embarks on a search for her true history. Cruising along the beautiful coast of Alaska, she finds it and more - in a dynamic adventurer named Henry, and a gold carriage whose secret must finally be told.
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The drama, the heartache, the family secrets, the romance, what a cliffhanger!'
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