On the remote Floreana Island, two women’s lives—separated by a century—collide through secrets, deception, and desperate love.
In the present day, Mallory returns to the Galápagos to help revive the endangered penguin population alongside Gavin, her former mentor and lover. But her real reason for coming back is a truth she can’t share. When she stumbles upon journals buried in a lava cave, Mallory unearths the confessions of Dore Strauch, a woman who fled to the island in 1929 seeking freedom with her lover.
For Dore, paradise was fleeting as new arrivals shattered her sanctuary. For Mallory, the past threatens to rewrite her future. On Floreana, beauty and danger intertwine—and survival comes at a cost.
