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TORN FROM HER FAMILY AND HOMELAND Just sixteen, Isabella faces a harrowing journey across the oceans to another world where her unborn child, upon delivery, will be taken from her and given to a stranger. SECRET ENEMIES Empress Himani of India must make a choice in defiance of her Gods.... read more

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  • “Come death, if it was to come, for she had already found heaven.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

Early 1600s

First Sentence edit see section history

Rosalinda Palomo gazed into her silver standing mirror, brushed aside her long black hair and buttoned her white silk blouse.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Avast: Stop! or Hey!
  • Belay: Stop or shut up.
  • Carrack: three or four-masted sailing ship developed in the 15th century.

Errata edit see section history

In the first printing, it mistakenly says (In Spanish) "te querido" instead of "te quiero," which means "I love you." This was corrected in subsequent prints. The correction also made it into the glossary upon reprint.

The Uncle's name was also altered in the first printing, it was supposed to be Palomo, as the author paid homage to Eduardo Palomo, actor, but mistakenly wrote Palermo in several points. It was corrected in subsequent prints.

Isabella's name was used once in Chapter 41, Confession, when it is a chapter about Rama and Himani. This was also corrected in the update.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Aleisha Gore (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Girl in a House Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 13, 2012
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 244

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

This book has adult situations, so preferred readers are mid-teens, older teens and adults. Some parents have quite above-their-age teen readers and so may choose to allow them to read it. Some parents may have disagreements with teens 13 or 14 reading a book with adult situations. This has a graphic scene which is in Chapter 8. Parents who allow their younger teens to read the book may want to read that first to see if they need to sensor for their teens.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Author's Website: Aleisha Gore's Author Website. Information on current books, short stories, poems, videos, essays and more.
  • Publisher's Website: Publisher's Website has list of girls and boys homes across the US where you can donate books. Go to the website, pick an orphanage and when you order a book on amazon, put in the orphanage address as the sender. Remember to send a note to let them know you are donating a book to them. :)

Movie Connections edit see section history

  • Isabella's Letters: This book was first written as a screenplay, unpublished and not yet produced.

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