Siwetta is taken from her African homeland and sold into slavery. She arrives on a plantation in the West Indies where she is doing her best to survive each day and stay strong for the people around her. As she tries to learn her new life as a slave, she catches the eye of Dimitri. What happens next is whirlwind of action, pain, loss, and love.

Major safety issues with this book.

Spoiler

rape by multiple characters of the heroine including the hero, murder, death, miscarriage

I think people who adore the old school romances of the day that gave 'bodice ripper' the name they deserve should give this book a try. Stories that are heartbreaking, saga-like in all the characters endure. If you were a fan of Stormfire by Christine Monson, this might be your thing.

While the consent issues aren't a make or break it in a story for me, I need a lot of groveling from the hero to forgive those actions. I felt like there wasn't enough regret and turn around in the hero from his beginning behavior to the end of the book and that is ultimately why I give 3 stars.