Elusive Hope by MaryLu Tyndall

1866 – Brazil

Embark on an exotic adventure in Book 2 of the Escape to Paradise series from bestselling author MaryLu Tyndall. In the fledgling colony of New Hope, their friends struggle to create a Southern utopia in Brazil soon after the Civil War. But Hayden is seeking revenge—relentlessly. And Magnolia is seeking a way out—desperately. They both seek to use the other for their own purposes—deceptively. Falling in love was never part of their plans. . . .

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I love MaryLu Tyndall’s books! From beginning to end, she keeps you wanting to turn each page, wondering what will happen next. Elusive Hope is no different. From the first page to the last, this story, based on an actual historical event, is the continuing saga of the southern colonists who sailed to Brazil to begin a new life, post-Civil War.

Magnolia Scott is a spoiled southern belle, who detests that her parents forced her to move to the jungles of Brazil after losing everything they owned. She will do anything she can to get back to the states and to her fiancé, even if it means following the one man she absolutely can’t stand through the jungle back to Rio to catch the next ship home. But what she doesn’t count on is the attraction she feels growing for the man, despite his gruffness.

Hayden Gale is a man on a mission. To find his father and exact retribution on him for leaving he and his mother when he was just a young boy. Now, feeling like he’s closer than ever to finding him, he doesn’t need anything to hinder his progress, including the stuck-up belle who thinks he should bow down to her every whim. And though she has a sharp tongue, he can’t shake the notion that he needs to protect her, nor that he’s attracted to her.

MaryLu tells the story of a southern bell who thinks her only worth is her beauty, and of a con man who needs to learn forgiveness. She weaves a spiritual thread through the story, of how we all need God to help us face the things in our lives that can hinder a relationship with Him. And to top it off, she throws in romance, mystery, and a spooky old temple.

Great job, MaryLu!

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Elusive Hope by MaryLu Tyndall