Have you been to the Bahamas?

The Island King takes place in Nassau, Bahamas 1791.  This is the kind of historical fiction that fascinates me.  I’ve been to the Queen’s Staircase which is a walkway of 65 steps in Nassau, the capital city of The Bahamas. It was carved out of solid limestone by 600 slaves between 1793 and 1794 to create a direct route from Fort Fincastle to Nassau.

I’ve read a lot about Haiti’s history, but not much about the Bahamas and Gina Giordano is a brilliant author who clearly has done her research.  This is set just a couple years before the Bahamas gained independence from England in 1793.  This is the sequel to Strange Eden and I enjoyed this one even more!

There’s a second chance romance that had so much depth and emotion, I just was pulling for them the whole time.  This is a beautifully written book and I’m already looking forward to the next one! -Casey