The White Pearl

In Kate Furnivall's The White Pearl, this gripping historical romance deals with the harsh realities of surviving doing World War II. In 1941, Constance Hadley accidentally struck a woman with her car in Malaya. She feels bad for the accident and wants to help out the victim's twin children. Both of her kids want nothing to do with her and Maya, the girl puts a curse on her. Before word of war has hit them, Connie remembers she had a brief affair with a Japanese spy and accidentally killed him. While she tried to make amends, she does the best to be the wife to her husband Nigel, a rubber plant plantation owner, and mother to her son Teddy.  And when Japan hits Malaya, she would do the best to convince her husband to leave the country on her boat, titled the White Pearl, and sail to Singapore. She convinces her closest friends and couldn't help being attracted to Fitzpayne, an English man who lived on the island. While she's in a loveless marriage to Nigel, they sail away on dangerous waters and meets Morgan Madoc and his wife, a dangerous man who's wants what they have. On the high seas, they come across danger and become wary of Japanese planes from the sky. Later, Connie and her son hid out on a private island, when it became a new undiscovered world of their own. Later, Connie deals with unpredictable danger when the past catches up on her and learns what's worth fighting for, even if it's a new love for keeps and away from war.

This was a very good historical romance that would blow your mind. I did feel for Connie who wanted to be loved by her husband and to right those wrongs from her past. In the time of war, she did the best under the circumstances to survive and to start a new life. I did feel bad for the Juhat twins and cared for Fitzpayne in a way--I wish we've learned what his first name was, too. I did like the vast locations from Malaya to Singapore, both on land and on the ocean. It was very realistic and visual to take us there. This would make you hold onto your seats and take you back in time with non-stop action, drama, suspense, and a hint of romance.

Will you be ready to sail away on the White Pearl today?