The Road to Paradise Island Author:Victoria Holt The room had been sealed off for nearly a hundred years, lockign away the dark secrets of a young girl's troubled heart. The hidden journal revealed a feverishly written, mesmerizing story of frustrated hope and heartbreak. And the map, the frayed map showing an uncharted island in the Pacific...Paradise Island...was it real, or just a dream tha... more »t became a nightmare for two young lovers?
When Annalice Mallory discovers the cryptic posessions of a remote ancestor in her family's home, she knows her own heart will never be at peact until she finds the answers to the obscure mystery. For the spirited Annalice, The Road to Paradise Island begins in the past but will lead, irrevocably, to her own destiny.
Only Victoria Holt, the First Lady of romantic suspense, could create this bewitching blend of high adventure and poignant love, of passion, betrayal, and triumph. Dazzingly set against a richly detailed, colorful backdrop of the late 19th Century, The Road to Paradise is filled with exotic locales and compelling, vividly drawn characterizations. The unique talents of the "peerless" Miss Holt have never been more dynamically or unforgettably displayed.« less
Again, another Victoria Holt book that I just loved !!! I don't know how she comes up with so many ideas and so many different places around the world. I can not think of any of her books I did not like.
This is a romantic mystery involving a treasure hunt. Like many of Victoria Holt's books, the beginning and end are an exciting flurry, while the middle is somewhat slow, filled with the heroine's romantic notions/emotions. An enjoyable read but not one of Holt's more memorable.
This is a romance story without the graphic sex scenes. It has adventure & suspense. A sheltered daughter of a family of map makers is thrown into a world of intrigue when she discovers a diary from a ancestor including a map of a far-off island. Her brother go to seek it out & disappears. Annalice is determined to find her brother and begins a journey that lead to the world most exotic outposts and the promise of love.
Annalice Mallory, the sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious far-of island. Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island, lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find him -- and the secrets of the diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most exciting outposts . . . and finally to the tropical islands of the South Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise of love.
