When an unprovoked attack leaves Diana hospitalized, her family make it their mission to have Diana come for a visit. For the first time in a decade and a half, Diana finds herself amongst the bustling street vendors and the explosion of color and dancing at Carnival. While staying at her sister’s affluent house in Petionville, Diana meets Jacques in the crowd at Mardi Gras.
Diana and Jacques get to know each other and their attraction to one another is undeniable and Diana can’t work out why Jacques won’t make a move. That is, until she meets his family.
Jacques´ family run a famous rum distillery in Haiti. After he got into trouble, his hopes of escaping his family’s corrupt ways became less likely, with many secrets preventing him from moving on.
No one knows the baggage or the secrets that people carry. For Diana, she keeps finding scattered bones of the skeletons that Jacques has kept, but their love and attraction are so intense that she sees it worth pursuing. Jacques and Diana think that they are aware of their enemies. Explore the rich and authentic culture of Haiti through Diana’s eyes, as well as the intoxicating love story between her and her Island bad boy. Sometimes, your enemies are not the ones hiding behind dark street corners, they are the very people you break bread with.
If there is one thing you will remember about this story, it is the infatuation and love that all begins on that fateful night in Mardi Gras, after so many years away from home. “He Found Me” is an action-packed, cultural love story that describes the familiar feeling of belonging to both places at once. It records the unique experience of returning home when the word “home” has multiple meanings. It shows Haiti in all of its complex and contextual layers, and it celebrates the beauty of this place that Diana has yearned for. If only everyone wanted their love to last as much as Diana and Jacques…