Description: Gray Delacroix has dedicated his life to building an acclaimed global spice empire, but it has come at a cost. Resolved to salvage his family before they spiral out of control, he returns to his ancestral home for good after years of traveling the world.
As a junior botanist for the Smithsonian, Annabelle Larkin has been charged with the impossible task of gaining access to the notoriously private Delacroix plant collection. If she fails, she will be out of a job and the family farm in Kansas will go under. She has no idea that in gaining entrance to the Delacroix world, she will unwittingly step into a web of dangerous political intrigue far beyond her experience.
Unable to deny her attraction to the reclusive business tycoon, Annabelle will be forced to choose between her heart and loyalty to her country. Can Gray and Annabelle find a way through the storm of scandal without destroying the family Gray is fighting to save?
My Thoughts: The wealth of research into the political and scientific climate of the time period in this book is amazing. I loved the concept of two people falling in love over a common interest, as well as a hero who suffers from a common disease from world travel in his time. Historic ways of preforming science has always fascinated me and this novel captured that.
The romance in this book is fun as well. While Gray is not a particularly romantic man, his earnestness more than makes up for his lack of charm. Though I never fully understood his dislike for the government programs which worked toward the same goals as him, I appreciated his willingness to put aside his distaste Annabelle's sake. And I also appreciated that Annabelle did her best to live by her conscience, even when it would have been easier to run away.
I think that The Spice King is a fun read which explores a unique aspect of history. If you love Camden's books, historical fiction with intelligent characters, or romance founded on uncommon hobbies and interests, then this may be the book for you.
I have provided an honest review after having received an ecopy of the book through Netgalley.
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