Much to the dismay of her Greek family, Zanna Krykos makes a living as a lawyer in Tarpon Springs, Florida. When her friend Lucy needs legal advice about the business she inherited upon her father’s passing, she ends up asking Zanna to run the business instead so she can focus on her medical career.
Nico Kalos is a Greek diver who has worked on sponging boats in the Aegean Sea since the age of 14, giving him a vast knowledge of the trade. When he hears of an opportunity to lead a group of spongers to the United States, he seizes it. But his excitement is quickly quelled when he arrives only to discover that a young woman with no experience in the business will be in charge of the new crews.
But as Zanna and Nico face even more complications than they could have imagined, they must learn to work together or risk everything they’ve worked so hard for.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Lady of Tarpon Springs
Book Author: Judith Miller
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"I know you young women don't agree, but society would be better served if you dedicated yourselves to hearth and home rather than taking over jobs better suited for men."
Not exactly what Zanna Krykos wanted to hear, but being a young woman and being a lawyer in the coastal town of Tarpon Springs, Florida did raise some eyebrows now and then, especially within a traditional Greek family; why, her own father was threatening to send her back to the "homeland" long enough to find a suitable Greek husband. Right now, she had a more pressing problem; her friend Lucy was determined to entrust her with an unexpected business venture. Fifty Greek sponge divers, their equipment and boats were scheduled to arrive in Tarpon Springs and Zanna had reluctantly agreed to assume the position of operations manager until the business became profitable.
As if Zanna's life couldn't get more interesting, the diving team's leader Nick Kalos catches her attention in spite of her insistence that he hadn't; for "he wasn't like any other Greek man she'd ever met. Granted, she hadn't been around many, but still . . . he simply defied her suppositions". But all that glitters is not gold, as invisible trouble appears on the horizon for the sponge divers; catching Nick and Zanna squarely in the middle and postponing any sweet dreams of the future.
A lovely, light read with fascinating history and quiet doses of spiritual truth.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions stated are entirely my own.
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