The Gardens of Marguerite

By J.R. Tompkins

Upon Marguerita's return to her childhood "off-the-tourist-and-trade-route" island home after the death of her mother, her guitar-plucking contractor Savio helps with her fallen tree problem, invades her home with a pile of new neighbors, and sends her a rose, nearly killing homeless young flower vendor Anton to. But as antagonistic Padre Francisco of the old Mission of San Carlos complicates her plans to mentor the budding entrepreneur, can she uncover the mysteries her new friends and boisterous neighbors all seem determined to hide from her? Music-filled feasts with local villagers, garden lessons with her summer students, coffee with friends, pre-dawn swims with Anton to to barrier islands, and skinny-dipping in effervescent lagoons with Savio all reconcile Marguerita to the beauty and romance of her island's enchanted places. Can she brave the tropical storm headed their way, uncover the secrets that threaten them, and secure the healing she so desperately seeks?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08K3YHYZD
• ISBN13: 9798685396747
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"