| Category: | Historical Fiction |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jodi Lea Stewart |
| Publisher: | Progressive Rising Phoenix Press |
| Number of Pages: | 356 |
The Gold Rose by
Jodi Lea Stewart is a gripping tale chockful with intrigue and a story with
strong and mature themes. Charlotte Hunt-Basse works for ROSE International, a
secret rescue agency veiled as an international horticulture enterprise and
funded by some of the wealthiest people in the world. Charlotte is stuck in
dire conditions due to bad weather, and again, flashes of dangerous work she
has done for the agency begin to come to mind. She has handled very dangerous
cases, especially the two-year-old Pinkie and Babe.
During a violent storm, two-year-old Pinkie wanders away
from a tragic scene into a dirt road. Found by Clint Sutton on his way to
Mexico, driving Angelina home, the oil tycoon takes the baby with them.
Angelina is supposed to keep the child only temporarily, but Clint doesn't come
back for them. The child is stolen by a Croatian Romani and brought to
Argentina. ROSE International is out to get the child, but the captor is very
slippery, succeeding to move Pinkie to Brazil. Can the child be saved?
Against the backdrop of the war in 1941, the child of missionaries based in
Texas is hidden within a Chinese family as the Japanese invade China. The child
moves from one foster home to another after a tragedy and is forced to disguise
herself as a boy. When Babe's life is threatened by the matriarch of her foster
family, now a powerful communist, she must follow a secret code from a rescue
agency and navigate treacherous landscapes to reach Hong Kong.
Jodi Lea Stewart's The Gold Rose is a
riveting story that features relentless conflict at multiple levels. The key
characters in the story are at their most vulnerable when readers encounter
them, their lives surrounded by mystery and intrigue. The author uses their
circumstances to build suspense, keeping readers in the dark and making them
guess what could happen next. The first-person narrative voice is expertly
executed; the characters are vividly drawn, and the historical settings are
impeccably written. This page-turning novel is a propulsive and unpredictable
romp of a thriller that offers unsuspecting twists. The clear writing and the
gripping narrative voice make it more enjoyable!
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