Jenny Richert is an all-American girl who has just emerged from a breakup when she decides to move to the Middle East. One night while out on the town in Abu Dhabi, Jenny sees a handsome Arab man sitting at the bar. Undeniably intrigued by his dark eyes and magnetic charm, Jenny sips her wine without any idea that he is married-and the father of two. Handful of Smoke shares a tale of forbidden romance that leads a Christian and Muslim from the golden streets of the Middle East to a tropical island where the truth awaits. Testimony: "Reading the novel, Handful of Smoke, was like binge watching a series on Netflix"