{"product_id":"the-lesotho-diamond-an-african-historical-romantic-suspense-paperback","title":"The Lesotho Diamond: An African Historical Romantic Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. G. Nettelton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesotho, 1962. One reckless lie. A diamond worth killing for. A love that could cost them everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a forced landing in a snow-swept mountain valley throws Philippa Tremain back into the path of Stuart Price - the rugged charter pilot she's never quite forgotten - a reckless impulse takes hold. Stranded with their rescuers and an approaching storm, she tells a lie: they are newlyweds. Stuart, horrified but protective, plays along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lie should have melted with the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonths later in Cape Town, Philippa's life appears firmly on course - a powerful suitor, a diamond dynasty, a future of security and privilege. But when the mountain photograph resurfaces in the hands of a ruthless criminal tied to a highland diamond syndicate, that impulsive story becomes lethal leverage. Stuart is blackmailed into flying illegal runs to the remote diggings at Letseng-la-Terai, where greed, desperation, and whispered talk of medicine murders have turned the Maluti highlands into a powder keg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDragged back to the stark beauty of colonial Basutoland, Philippa finds herself caught between the safe marriage she was raised to want and the man her lie has endangered. Stuart, already scarred by choices he can't outrun, is running out of road. And when violence erupts on the mountain, Philippa must choose what she's willing to sacrifice - and who she's willing to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lesotho Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e is African historical romantic suspense steeped in a landscape the author knows from childhood - her father's real investigations into illegal diamond buying and ritual murder in colonial Lesotho lie at the heart of this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfect for readers of Paula McLain's\u003c\/em\u003e Circling the Sun \u003cem\u003eand Jennifer McVeigh's\u003c\/em\u003e The Fever Tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart of the Wings Over Africa series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 508\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923690062131,"sku":"9781764375092","price":44.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/s1fgMMnYfv9781764375092.webp?v=1793825541","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-lesotho-diamond-an-african-historical-romantic-suspense-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}