The Gypsy Queen

Making the mistake of tracking assassins, Yana, a young gypsy, is immediately caught up in a rescue of her friends stolen by human traffickers, led by Bastion, a man she had avoided for years, and leader of the assassins. Their rescue leads them across the Black Sea, both resisting the love growing between them. Their difficult mission ends with a shock that changes everything for them both. Bastion, thrust into a position he does not want, must face an uncle who would sabotage him, slave traders who want revenge, and a young gypsy he loves, but cannot keep. Desperate, he fights hard for his life, and his love. Gypsy spies, conspiring with slave traders, move to ruin Yana, undermine Bastion, and topple the entire kingdom. Yana must choose between love without rules, and love within rules... and she must face a terrible choice that could make her own life forfeit. Will Bastion be able to stave off his enemies, overcome a grievous betrayal, and lay claim to what is his? Could Yana find a way to remain a gypsy, even as a queen? Would she sacrifice her own life, for an impossible love? Or would she flee, and lose all?