A novel of the Haitian Revolution based on true stories of two extraordinary women - Marie-Claire Bonheur, the first Empress of Haiti, and Gran Toya, a former Dahomey warror kidnapped and sold into slavery in the French colony Saint-Dominique. Toya helped raise revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, with whom Bonheur fell in love. Riley holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering among other engineering degrees, and  writes vivid historical and romance novels. Author's Note, Bibliography. William Morrow. Imprint of HarperCollins. 2022. NEW. $18.00