The Promised One, Volumes I and II

Haiti, 1978-2004 – Rachel Assali, daughter of Rudolph Assali, a prominent businessman of Palestinian origin, and Rebecca Berthold, comes from the upper bourgeoisie of Pétion-Ville. At 25, she remains unmarried, unlike all the other young ladies in her family. Yet she is breathtakingly beautiful. She has no known romantic entanglements, a fact that greatly worries her maternal grandmother. The country's most eligible bachelors leave her completely indifferent. After brilliant studies abroad, she returned more dazzling than ever, but also with no desire to settle down. Her father is an influential man who dreams of entering politics. The chamber of commerce to which he belongs often organizes lavish parties, and it is during one of these—at the home of Laurent Schomberg and his wife Amanda, close friends of her parents—that the young woman meets Charles Lindsay: the charming diplomat and Chargé d'affaires at the American embassy in Port-au-Prince, serving as interim ambassador because the current officeholder suffered a heart attack requiring a lengthy convalescence. She doesn't seem indifferent to the courtship of the young man, who fell in love with her from the first day they met. But Charly quickly discovers that Rachel's somewhat cold attitude toward him—though she returns his feelings—is tied to a terrible secret. Rachel is promised to the loas of the voodoo pantheon. She is a mystic. Worlds apart from the religious syncretism common on the island, Charly believes himself strong enough to overcome all adversities. He is even ready to battle spirits to be with the woman he loves. But is he aware of the power and might of these jealous and vindictive loas? Does he know what kind of torments await him? In a Haiti filled with sensuality and prejudices of all kinds, Charles Lindsay will be plunged into a completely fantastical universe where reality blurs with dreams. The island of endless passions will reveal itself to him in astonishing ways. Will the mysticism and politics that reign supreme in the life of every inhabitant of this country prove too much for him? The Promised One, a novel brimming with voluptuousness and sensuality that will carry you away on the wings of pleasure to the land of all temptations! Read more