"The Gorgeous Isle: A Romance; Scene-- Nevis, B.W.I. 1842" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Departing from her normal setting of California, this book takes readers to the West Indies to island paradises where love and romance are rich in the air. Set at the Bath House hotel, a winter getaway for the English wishing to hide from the cold, The book follows Anne, a woman on the cusp of adventure.