Forbidden

In 19th-century Virginia City, Nevada, Rhine Fontaine has built a prosperous, respected life that depends entirely on one secret: he is a Black man passing as white. Then he rescues Eddy Carmichael, a bold, defiant young Black woman stranded in the desert, and for the first time he longs to step out from behind his disguise. Eddy is grateful but determined not to risk her heart; she plans to save enough from her cooking to leave for California and open her own restaurant, and she knows a man in Rhine's position can never be hers. As the attraction between them grows, so does the danger of a love that could cost Rhine everything. The first Old West novel blends vivid history, racial injustice and sizzling romance.