In 1720 Spain, Clara Belmont, the daughter of a well-known doctor, ends up homeless after losing her father and searches for a job that leads her to the Castle of Castamar. There she becomes a cook. After the tragic death of his wife, Don Diego, Duke of Castamar, lives in his magnificent estate, surrounded by servants and close friends. Soon Clara realizes that the apparent calm in Castamar is only a lull before a storm that will pull the estate, its owner, and even her into its swirling vortex.
Fernando H. Muñoz creates a gripping novel where forbidden love, exquisite cuisine, and palace intrigue intertwine—against the backdrop of carefully recreated 18th-century Spain, filling the story with secrets and passion.