This riveting tale of historical fiction brings intrigue, action, love, and romance together to form a plot that will transport readers into the past and keep them guessing from beginning to end.In 1862, one person's greed and arrogance alters the future of a populace. Assembling a round-table of susceptible leaders, they find a prisoner to train as an assassin in exchange for freedom. Teacher and student fall in love before sailing overseas, trusting only in each other.Can they pull this murder off and survive? Will someone betray the Alliance family? What is a Parsi? Do they still exist? People of all ages will love this first installment of the epic trilogy.
