"Absolutely AMAZING!!! I am a fan of two genres of romance, interracial and historical. To see these two topics so masterfully joined together has made me a lifelong fan of Ms McCraver. The characters well developed, the plot had twist and turns that keep you guessing in all the way to the end, and the intimacy between Sauda and Ethan is breathtaking. I read a lot, but rarely do book reviews, but this one is highly recommended."In a time when their love is forbidden, two people will join together and find a passion unlike any other. Sauda Mauri is a trained assassin. She has been a slave and an assassin for many years and now she has a chance at a new life as a free woman if she can complete her final mission. Running from her Japanese master she is traveling under the guise as Lady Francis’s nursemaid so she can get her assignments from the head of the Queen’s Secret Service. She does not need any complications and Lord Ethan Clare is more than determined to be just that. When she is hurt protecting the Queen, she awakens to find Ethan at her bedside. He has been asked to help her uncover who the culprits are behind the attempt on the Queen’s life. Their union changes the destiny of many and attracts the attention of a madman who is determined to get the Blackamoor woman out of their lives forever. Adult content