The Rose Crossing

A voluptuously exotic novel of seduction and betrayal about the quest for that most elusive of horticultural prizes: the black rose.
Escaping a ship’s mutiny with his stowaway daughter, 17th-century naturalist Edward Popple is cast ashore on an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean—where he must face the monster of baser instincts: lust, greed, and deception.