A marriage in crisis. A deadly secret buried in the Kalahari. And a choice that could cost her everything.

1989, Botswana’s Okavango Delta

When journalist Verity White follows her pilot husband to Africa after the Australian pilots’ dispute shatters their future, she believes she is choosing love over ambition. Instead, she finds herself in a world of dazzling beauty, fragile loyalties, and dangerous secrets.

Working as a safari hostess in the Okavango Delta, Verity uncovers the shadow of a long-buried tragedy in the Kalahari: a young man dead, another imprisoned, and a family destroyed. The only man who seems to hold the truth is Starky Willis, a charismatic safari operator whose charm hides something far more dangerous.

As whispers of illegal poaching grow louder and old betrayals resurface, Verity is drawn into a deadly struggle where love, justice, and survival collide. With violence closing in and the past refusing to stay buried, she must choose between saving the marriage she fought for and risking everything to uncover the truth.

In the African wilderness, some secrets are worth killing for.

Inspired by the author’s own experiences working at a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.