Zalanthea's a runaway slave...but not by choice.
While emptying chamber pots she's attacked by a Union Soldier, and in the process of defending herself against rape she kills him accidentally. She knows unless she flees she'll be dead by morning; so, she steals the town drunk's clothes to disguise herself as a boy.
Zayla knew that if she could just reach the large ships at the harbor, her troubles would nearly be over.
Thinking her a lad Wooldridge offers her work on-board his ship.
The lad looks as if he hasn't eaten in weeks; and since the last one went AWOL, Wooldridge figured Stone could use another.
Zayla's surprised when Wooldridge delivers her to the captain, and she realizes just why he's been dubbed the name Stone.
The piercing gray eyes say all that he doesn't....and never in her life had she seen a more beautiful man!
It would take all her concentrations to remain a confounded boy...lest she give herself away...especially due to the fire she knew was underneath his cold exterior...
This is an Interracial Historical Romance.
The Female characters in this series are Biracial Black/Black women from the 1600s to the late 1800s.
