The book is very believeable and very unpredictable. The characters were very rich and very well described. It would have been nice to understand a little more about Frederick and what all his life as a slave entailed. I also wish the author would have described why Frederick treated Othelia the way he did. The way the author told the story it has all the basics of a beautiful story: history, love, violence, hate, beauty, and an added bonus the love triangle and race relations of that time period. This a great book that really explains how the women of a love triangle often feel. - Reviewer from Monroe La.