#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hoteland a worldin peril.
January 1942. The Avallon Hotel and Spa offers elegance and sophistication in an increasingly ugly world.
Run with precision by June Hudson, the hotels West Virginia born-and-bred general manager, the Avallon is where high society goes to see and be seen, and where the mountain sweetwater in the fountains and spas can wash away all your troubles.
June was trained by the Gilfoyles, the hotels aristocratic owners, and she has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war.
Now, though, the Gilfoyle family heir has made a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats.
June must convince her staffmany of whom have sons and husbands heading to the frontlinesto offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile.
She also must reckon with Tucker Minnick, the FBI agent whose coal tattoo hints at their shared past in the mountains, and whose search for the diplomats secrets disrupts the peace June is fighting so hard to maintain.
Hers is a balancing act with dangerous consequences; the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal, and only June can manage the springs.
As dark alliances and an elusive spy crack the polished veneer of the Avallon, June must calculate the true cost of luxury.
About the AuthorMaggie Stiefvater is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy, the Raven Cycle, and The Scorpio Races.
Her books have sold over five million copies around the world.
She lives in Virginia with her husband, her tuner car, and a great number of dogs.