Rafe Easton is on a personal vendetta. However, it isn't
just about his father's death, there are other things that
have occurred that now urge him to seek the truth. He
believes that Townsend Derrington is his father's killer,
and that Townsend also burned down the hut of one of Rafe's
plantation workers and tried to poison Nora, his own aunt.
Rafe has postponed his marriage to Eden Derrington to go to
San Francisco and find Townsend and bring him to justice.
Rafe is also a part of the annexation group of Legislators
who are seeking to have Hawaii become a territory of the
United States. They all fear that if it is not annexed by
the US, Hawaii will become the property of Russia, Japan or
Great Britain. This group is much keener on living under the
Constitution of the United States, than under the rule of
one of the other three choices.
Annexation is only one cause during this nineteenth century
turmoil in Hawaii; the opium and gambling cartels are
another. They are gaining a stronghold in Hawaii with the
reigning queen and some of the Legislature. Rafe sets out to
discover the people behind the cartel and put a stop to the
destruction that is sweeping over the islands.
HAWAIIAN CROSSWINDS has many plots and subplots that all
weave themselves together to make a thrilling tale. It
crosses multiple genres: historical, inspirational, mystery
and romance. It's a real page turner as one crisis is solved
just as another rears its ugly head. There's a dash of
romance for good measure, even arranged marriages that go awry.
Linda Lee Chaikin has written another novel in her Dawn of
Hawaii Series that reveals a tangled web of subversive
action, lack of integrity, and extortion perfectly blended
with love and spiritual insight regarding who should really
be in control of our lives. You will certainly enjoy this
series.
Amid the looming spiritual and political crisis in Hawaii,
Rafe Easton and Eden Derrington are thrust into a conflict
that will forever change their beloved Hawaii.
Hawaii, home of the early missionaries, becomes an empire of
sugar and pineapple built by their children and
grandchildren. By 1892 the Treasure of the Pacific is
caught in a political revolution between those supporting
Queen Liliuokalani, and the new Hawaiians determined to see
the Stars and Stripes waving over Iolani Palace.
Rafe Easton hears the dark news that Townsend Derrington is
in San Francisco prowling about the house on Nob Hill
belonging to Parker Judson, Rafe’s partner in the pineapple
plantation. Rafe’s mother, Celestine, is keeping out of
sight with baby Kip inside the house. The news is dire
enough to convince Rafe to alter his near-term plans in
Honolulu. Having come to an agreement with his fiancée, Eden
Derrington, to allow her to work for a year on Molokai at
her father’s medical clinic while meeting her dying mother,
a leper, Rafe makes swift plans to take a steamer to San
Francisco to hunt down Townsend who is guilty of Rafe’s
father’s death, and now stalking Celestine and Kip.
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