The Oriente is the finest hotel in Manila... but that's not saying much. Hotel manager Moss North already has his hands full trying to make the Oriente a respectable establishment amidst food shortages, plumbing disasters, and indiscreet guests. So when two VIPs arrive-an American congressman and his granddaughter Della-Moss knows that he needs to pull out all the stops to make their stay a success. That won't be easy: the Oriente is a meeting place for all manner of carpetbaggers hoping to profit off the fledgling American colony-and not all of these opportunists' schemes are strictly on the up-and-up. Moss can manage the demanding congressman, but he will have to keep a close eye on Della-she is a little too nosy about the goings-on of the hotel and its guests. And there is also something very different about her... This novella is a prequel to Under the Sugar Sun.
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