HEATHER WEBB is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of seven historical novels, including The Next Ship Home, Queens of London, and Strangers in the Night. Heather’s books have been translated to over a dozen languages. She lives in New England.
A story of possession and obsession, and the curse of the legendary Hope Diamond.
1919, Washington D.C. Elisabeth Beaumont comes from a renowned jeweler family, but after the untimely death of her brother, she’s left on her own to run the failing family business. Desperate for work, she approaches the affluent crowd her brother once courted to expand Beaumont Jewelers. Their ringleader is wealthy socialite Evalyn McLean, owner of the world’s most infamous gemstone, rumored to curse all who travel within its orbit…The Hope Diamond.
As Elisabeth is swept into Evalyn’s toxic world of dark opulence, she’s no longer certain she wants to take over the family business and be beholden to the wealthy elite of D.C. But she can’t fathom leaving her father in the lurch. There’s also the Hope Diamond, which beckons Elisabeth to admire it, touch it, care for it, despite every warning she’s been told. When tragedy strikes one night, her carefully constructed glamorous new life comes crashing down. Now Elisabeth must face the truth about her brother's death and decide what matters most.
Date: Friday, May 22nd 2026
Location: 21 Main- 719 North Beach Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Time: 10:45AM-1:00PM
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