Poison Apology — Lillian MacKenzie Rhine

Poison Apology is the companion piece to the novel Winter's Island. In this novel, we meet Ivy Naidoo, an international model from Johannesburg, SA. She is in a world where she only lives for others, whether it's her abusive parents or her greedy manager. With a last ditch effort to fight through her daily pain, she takes a modeling job in the beautiful Saint Thomas, VI. On her first day in the tropics, she meets a commanding man named Jeremiah Gatling who has an allure that she has never experienced before. She is so drawn in that it forever changes her life and existence as she knows it. Jeremiah Gatling is a powerful man who is living his days out on the breathtaking island of Saint Thomas when he meets the woman that will always be bonded with him from first sight â€" Ivy Naidoo. He brings her into his world offering her love and loyalty. He frees her from her treacherous life only to bring her into his own personal Hell. He feels remorseful for making her live through his suffering but little does he know, some Hells are better than others.