Disillusioned by materialistic society, and disappointed in love, Lucy Morgen escaped from her life in South Africa and built a new one on beautiful St Helena Island, a unique and remote place in the Atlantic, only accessible by sea. Yet two shadows from her past are heading her way.
From a dark corner of the financial world Predvest Limited launches an aggressive takeover bid against the Morgen Group, the family business founded by her grandfather. Employees fear for their jobs and pensions, and economic hardship threatens communities where Morgen operates. Morgen shareholders take sides, leaving Lucy holding the casting votes but refusing to become involved.
Representatives of both companies are sailing to St Helena to persuade her, and they are not men Lucy can ignore. Predvest has sent James Bold, an old admirer whom she once thought of marrying. Yet Morgen is sending Neil Harrier, the only man she ever really loved…
How will Lucy react to these men she once loved? How will they try to persuade her? How will their relationships develop in the critical days before the fate of the Company, and all who depend on it, is decided?
The Deciding Votes is a beautiful and unique love story, set against the background of a hostile takeover bid by one company for another, and set mainly on the exciting and little known Island of St Helena. For those who want to look for more than a good story, there are many layers to discover, with themes related to greed and ethics, destruction and conservation, and change and how to manage it. Woven into the story is a faithful and beautiful portrait of the Island at a critical stage of its own history.
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