About the Book: The Avallon Hotel, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, is famed for its luxurious escape and healing sweetwater. June “Hoss” Hudson, once a local girl and now the hotel’s manager, has long been part of the elite Gilfoyle family’s world. But in 1942, war disrupts the sanctuary as the U.S. government turns the hotel into a holding ground for enemy diplomats and Nazi sympathisers. Under strict surveillance, the Gilfoyle heir agrees to host them. June is forced to navigate the tense new reality, balancing loyalty, duty, and the dark undercurrents of war.