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Counting Down to Saltwater: The Real Crime Behind Bellefond
Saltwater lands November 18. What makes Caribbean crime fiction actually work as crime, and the real financial mechanism the whole plot is built on.
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The Bellefond series — a Saint Lucia family saga of inheritance, old secrets, and the love that survives them.
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Why I Set Bellefond in Saint Lucia
Why I set my new crime series in Saint Lucia — not a postcard but a place that argues with itself. The light, the language, and a bay with two economies.
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Meet Séraphine Toussaint, the Woman at the Heart of Bellefond
You have not met Séraphine Toussaint yet. A St. Lucian journalist who came home to bury her sister and stayed to find out who really put her in the ground.
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From Slow-Burn Romance to Island Noir: Why I Wrote a Crime Novel
I wrote a crime novel. Bellefond is an island noir set in Saint Lucia, and here is why a romance writer walked toward the dark, and what carries over.
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Introducing Bellefond: A Caribbean Dark Thriller Arrives November 18
Meet Séraphine Toussaint and Bellefond, my new Caribbean dark thriller. Book one, Saltwater, lands November 18, 2026. Here is how to follow the launch.