Isla Vulnerable

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>1st PLACE WINNER OF THE C.I.B.A. HEMINGWAY AWARD</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>BEST 1st BOOK INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An inherently compelling read from start to finish that deftly combines the elements of espionage and romance. -<em>MBR Bookwatch</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Absolutely enthralling and entertaining. Kept me engaged to the very end. -<em>Bare Books Podcast</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This would make a great great film. -<em>On the Bookshelf with Doc Kirby</em> WTBF</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A wonderfully rendered story. -<em>Denton Record-Chronicle</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In late 1950's Cuba the island's allure as an elite global paradise was cloaked by a revolution that brought down its rich and powerful.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When a poor native farm boy named Victor Gomez is suddenly orphaned and adopted by one of the most influential families in his hometown he meets and falls for Sarita Rodriguez-a fashion model and media empire heiress-just before Fidel Castro overthrows President Fulgencio Batista and takes control of the island. After Castro raids Victor's new family's estate and imprisons his father Victor narrowly escapes and flees to the US where he accepts an unconventional deadly deal as a spy to save his country. Still just a teen Victor finds himself in a cycle of betrayal-struggling to find truth and purpose while torn between protecting his now powerless parents finding his disbanded biological siblings and secretly pursuing Sarita as she rises to international fame from New York.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Based on the true story of the author's family </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Isla Vulnerable</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> weaves a captivating tale of love sacrifice and human resilience in the face of extraordinary historical events-including the Cold War the Cuban missile crisis the CIA's covert operations in foreign affairs Operation Mongoose and the assassination of JFK. A dynamic cast of real-life-inspired characters meticulous attention to historical detail edge-of-your-seat spy scenes and a love story that transcends social classes compose an ideologically-unbiased heartwarming and cinematic journey in this author's first published book.</span></p>