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I AM CUBA
“A high-stakes historical thriller where personal and political forces collide, with the cost of freedom measured in blood and secrets.”
In Cuba, a secret lies buried beneath the island’s sunbaked soil—one that has fueled Fidel Castro’s meteoric rise to power. Deep in the Guantánamo province rests the lost city of Atlantis and its mysterious mineral, Orichalcum, a discovery José Vasquez made as a boy and shared only with his childhood friend, Fidel. Now, as Castro’s revolution reshapes the nation, José’s daughter Isabella finds herself at the center of a dangerous game of international espionage.
Raised as Castro’s beloved goddaughter, Isabella believes in the revolution until she discovers the true cost of her father’s discovery. When she meets Gabriel, a charismatic stranger with hidden ties to her family and the American government, their forbidden attraction forces both to question their loyalties. Together, they uncover a web of deception spanning generations, one that has turned Cuba into a chessboard where two superpowers wage their Cold War battles.
As Isabella delves deeper into the mystery of Orichalcum, she realizes that her godfather’s vision for Cuba may destroy the very island he claims to protect. With time running out and the world’s most powerful nations circling, Isabella and Gabriel must choose between duty to their countries and their growing love for each other. Their choices will determine not just their own fate but the destiny of Cuba and the entire Caribbean region.
In this sweeping tale of love, betrayal, and revolution, magic and reality intertwine as Isabella fights to protect both her homeland and the ancient power that lies beneath it. But in a world where every ally could be an enemy, the truth becomes the deadliest weapon of all.
FRIENDSHIP ESTATE
From the sweeping vistas of Jamaica’s shores to Georgian England’s gilded halls…
If only there had been a white boy named Brixton and a black boy named Dexter who had grown up as brothers, nursing at the same mother’s breast, celebrating their shared heritage and the dream of racial harmony. If only ancient spells could give power to the helpless and stem the brutality of oppressors.
Jamaica in the late 1700s and early 1800s was at a crossroads. The abolition of slavery was on the horizon. In the colonies, the white and black races had been mixing for generations. They had formed a new society with a culture born of oppression harboring a deep desire to mix freely while charting a new course for themselves by taking the reins of freedom into their own hands. Instead, emancipation came slowly and painfully, leaving a legacy of bitterness and resentment that poisoned the politics of future generations because the dawning of a new age and the enlightenment it would bring was ignored.
In Lynda Edwards’ utopian fantasy, Jamaicans take the torch of freedom into their own hands and join the abolition movement that is gathering force in Britain. Good-hearted Lords and Ladies work behind the scenes to grease the wheels of progress as we witness the intricate romances and elegant customs of a bygone age while meeting a captivating array of characters.
Lynda’s book transcends history’s oppressive grasp and conjures up a romantic age where anything is possible. We emerge from her dream world with renewed faith in the possibilities that lie ahead. By showing us what might have been, she points the way to what yet might be.
If only…
REDEMPTION SONGS
After the death of her American husband, Josephine Myers Blakely has moved back to Jamaica, the land of her birth. Married at nineteen and widowed at forty, Jo is adrift in a sea of grief. Then a chance meeting with a shadowy family member sets her on a path to help her family atone for generations of sin…or perish with them in the fire of their own destruction. She must find the strength to walk between two worlds, reconciling them, not only for her family’s survival, but for hers as well. To find her destiny, she will learn that life was never meant to be lived in a straight line.
Redemption Songs is a fictional but contemporary telling of societal life in Jamaica, where lessons of taking responsibility for oneself and others, of righting wrongs, of recognizing duty, honor, loyalty, equality, and fairness are universal. But it is the deeper message of love, loss, betrayal and finding love again that makes Redemption Songs an enthralling read.
© 2025 Lynda R Edwards