It's a strange and wonderful day. My novel, Diamond Mountain, is officially live... again.
But this time, it has a new name, a new cover, and a new, true identity: The Lesotho Diamond.
This book was the book of my heart. It took me 17 years, on and off, to write. I poured everything I had into this story, but when I first published it, I made a critical mistake. I packaged it as an historical romance, and anyone who's read it knows... that's not what it is.
The Lesotho Diamond is a sweeping Historical Fiction novel about a country and a woman on the cusp of profound change. At its core, it's a Romantic Suspense story, and I am so thrilled to finally present it to you in its true colours.
A Life of Contrasts
The story is a fictionalized version of the incredible life of contrasts that my parents lived, and that I, in turn, have lived. I was always fascinated by my mother's 1950s life of parties and glamour in Pretoria, zipping around in her cream Austin Healy Sprite.
Then, she married my father, and she was plunged into his world.
He was a District Commissioner in the remote, 10,000-foot-high Maluti Mountains of 1960s Lesotho. His life, which I drew on from his personal memoirs, was one of horseback treks, political tension, and real danger. He was the man on the ground investigating the "Wild West" of the illicit diamond buying rush and the chilling, real-life cases of ritual "medicine murder" (diretlo).That clash—the glittering, safe world of Cape Town society versus the authentic, dangerous, and passionate world of the mountains—is the heart of The Lesotho Diamond.
It’s the story of Philippa Tremain, a young woman who thinks she wants a life of sophisticated security with a wealthy diamond heir . But after a terrifying plane crash with a rugged bush pilot, Stuart Price, a single, desperate lie they tell to survive the night—pretending to be newlyweds —plunges them both into the very criminal underworld of diamond smuggling and blackmail my father fought to contain .
Available Now in eBook & Audio!I am so proud to finally share this story as it was meant to be told. It’s now available at all major retailers, including for my readers and listeners in Southern Africa.
➡️ Find your preferred store here: https://books2read.com/u/meJlAg
🎧 A Special Audiobook Deal Just for You
I am especially excited about the brand-new audiobook, narrated by the wonderful [Narrator's Name, if you wish, or just "narrated beautifully"]. You can listen to a free 3-minute sample right here on the store.
For a limited time, I am offering a 60% DISCOUNT on the audiobook if you buy it directly from me.
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Thank you for being part of this 17-year journey with me. I hope you love the passion, peril, and history of The Lesotho Diamond.