Kiss Me in Cartagena

Family secrets, colonial shadows, and a second chance at love in sun-drenched Cartagena.

When history professor Chase Santoro receives a cryptic letter from a Colombian historian, he's stunned to learn his estranged grandfather may have left behind more than bad blood—an untouched inheritance tied to an abandoned Jesuit estate outside Cartagena. The catch? The property, once part of Spain's colonial missionary network, may have been acquired through dubious means—and his mother wants nothing to do with any of it.

But Chase can't ignore the pull of the past—or the chance to uncover a piece of family history buried beneath centuries of silence.

Enter Arrianna Vega, an elementary school teacher on summer break and Chase's childhood crush. Sent to find him by his worried mother, Arrianna arrives in Cartagena expecting a quick reunion. Instead, she finds herself entangled in a web of colonial secrets, fading maps, and a man determined to do the right thing, even if it means confronting everything his family tried to forget.

As they navigate sun-drenched plazas, hidden archives, and dangerous truths, sparks fly between Arrianna and Chase. But the deeper they dig, the more they must ask: what's worth preserving—the past, or the future?

The Ports of Call series features plucky characters thrown into unusual circumstances in exotic locations—from Bahamian jungles to a cruise through the Panama Canal. Sunshine, sea breezes, and romance await!