In the twentieth century, the lives of three Cuban women are forever changed as they navigate the perils of war and exile, family secrets and forbidden love in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's new novel set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and the Cuban Revolution. 1936. In Spain a civil war rages, the rise of fascism threatening the world. Rosa Martinez's husband joins the International Brigades fighting in Spain, leaving Rosa alone in a country reeling from the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution of 1933. When the Spanish Civil War threatens what she loves most, Rosa's life is shattered, and she turns for help to her cousin Magdalena, whose family was exiled to Barcelona after the revolution. But as the violence in Spain intensifies, Magdalena is caught in the crossfire, and the two women must band together to fight for their lives and their family's future. 1963. After fleeing her homeland following the Cuban Revolution of 1959, Isabel Perez is living in exile in the United States. When her estranged sister Beatriz disappears to Barcelona, Isabel travels to Spain in search of her, desperate to repair their fractured relationship. Isabel's journey to a country ruled by the brutal dictator Francisco Franco unexpectedly thrusts her into a dangerous fight for freedom and international espionage. She is forced to confront her past and rely on the courage of generations of Perez women before her as she uncovers a surprising secret hidden by the cloak of war. Story Locale: Havana 1936 & Spain 1963