The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton
Book Feature - The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton
HBL Note: Every avid reader has an author who is their “I liked her books before it was cool.” Chanel Cleeton is that author for me. I’ve featured all of her books including her first historical fiction, Next Year in Havana (click for a throwback to when I made my husband traipse around taking photos of me holding books), When We Left Cuba, The Most Beautiful Girls in Cuba, Our Last Days in Barcelona, and now The Cuban Heiress. I will read and feature every book she ever writes, I am such a fan.
We are also featuring her on the Best of Women’s Fiction podcast. I usually do the historical fiction interviews but as a new mom I had to know my limits and draw some boundaries on my time, so my co-host, Lainey Cameron will be interviewing her. I’m a wee bit jealous, but I know Lainey is going to crush it. Chanel’s episode airs on June 10 - so stay tuned!
"Chanel Cleeton does it again with The Cuban Heiress. Using as backdrop the very real life history of the incendiary New York-Cuba voyage of the luxury cruise ship, the SS Morro Castle, Cleeton explores the explosive encounter between New York heiress Catherine Dohan and the young Cuban lady Elena Palacio. But neither woman is exactly who they pretend to be, and the journey threatens them both, as they risk their lives to pursue justice." —Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian
From the publisher:
In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle.
New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There’s only one problem. It’s a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine’s past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who wants her dead—and why.
Elena Palacio is a dead woman. Or so everyone thinks. After a devastating betrayal left her penniless and on the run, Elena’s journey on the Morro Castle is her last hope. Steeped in secrecy and a burning desire for revenge, her return to Havana is a chance to right the wrong that has been done to her—and her prey is on the ship.
As danger swirls aboard the Morro Castle and their fates intertwine, Elena and Catherine must risk everything to see justice served once and for all.
