“Classic romance at its best and perfect summer reading.” —The Lady
“An epic love story beautifully told.” —The Sun
Award-winning romance author Hannah Fielding releases ‘Aphrodite’s Tears’
LONDON – Hannah Fielding is back with her signature blend of contemporary romance and historical fiction in her latest title, “Aphrodite’s Tears” (London Wall Publishing, Apr. 12, 2018). Fielding’s mesmerizing and and picturesque prose never ceases to amaze as the reader journeys with archaeologist Oriel Anderson to uncover yesteryear’s secrets. A beautiful retelling of popular Greek mythology, “Aphrodite’s Tears” evokes the Legends of the Gods, their power and passion, playfulness and cunning.
ABOUT THE BOOK — Summer 1977, Oriel Anderson finds herself on the charming Greek island of Helios hoping to fulfill a long held dream or joining an archaeological dive team. Broken hearted after her university fiancé leaves her for her best friend, Oriel is determined to prove she can make it in a man’s world by heading up an all-male dive team on her first underwater dig.
Spending her days excavating a Roman shipwreck, surrounded by turquoise waters and scorching sunshine, Oriel thinks that she has found paradise, until she meets her employer and the owner of the Island, Damian Lekkas.
A widower, with a scarred face, Damian is a brooding presence on the island who instantly takes a shine to Oriel, but Oriel resolves to maintain a professional relationship between them. But the mercurial Damian has other ideas, and Oriel’s stay soon becomes a battle between her head and her heart.
When strange things start happening Oriel doesn’t know what to think. She learns that no other women who had come to work on the dive had lasted more than a few weeks, a young boy almost drowns on one of her dives, then one morning Oriel finds a dead songbird in her room, its throat slit. Finally out exploring the beaches Oriel becomes trapped in a cave. Is it all just a coincidence or is someone trying to send her a warning?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR — Having already had huge success as one of the UK’s leading romance authors, “Aphrodite’s Tears” follows the award winning success of Hannah Fielding’s previous novels “Burning Embers,” “Echoes of Love,” “Masquerade,” “Legacy” and “Indiscretion.” “Echoes of Love” won Romance Novel of the Year at the IPB Awards in 2012. With its spectacular setting and deep emotional drama, Aphrodite’s Tears will appeal both to fans of her backlist, as well as lovers of atmospheric travel writing including Santa Montefiore, Penny Vincenzie, Victoria Hislop and Lucinda Riley.
Egyptian by birth, Hannah is fluent in French, English and Arabic and has lived all over the world. She currently lives between her writing retreat in the South of France and her rambling family home in Ireland. Hannah’s grandmother, Esther Fanous, was the revolutionary feminist writer in Egypt during the early 1900s and helped found the Women's Wafd Central Committee in 1920.
“Aphrodite’s Tears”
Hannah Fielding | April 12, 2018 | London Wall Publishing
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0995566774 | Price: $26.95
