She grew up on a beautiful island, cared for by her father, the king. The island was highly prosperous under her father’s rule. Soon she will have to prove herself worthy of the call of the warrior or her father’s throne will be up for grabs. She will have to go up to the summit to get approval from the gods to be queen. She had been preparing for this task for a long time. But she will not be the only one on the mountain. She will enter an unwelcoming and dangerous territory. Will she get to be queen? Or will she suffer a humiliating defeat?

Colton moved west in search of a better life, away from the oppressive judgments of the people of her hometown. She landed a job at one of the most powerful advertising companies just by sheer luck. It was there, at her new job, that she had a brief encounter with a co-worker who left a great impression on her. At this company, she became part of a knotted thread of greed and deception. The weaving of these lies runs deep, and they will do whatever it takes to stay hidden, even if it means death.

This story follows several generations of African enslaved ancestors who were transported by English traffickers to the island of Barbados in the West Indies on the new continent. The book discusses the hardships of living on a plantation and how they managed to survive hundreds of years later.

Once he was free, Benjamin, the son, considered leaving the island and traveling across the world. His dream of traveling came true once he was hired to work on the isthmus of Panama, assisting in the construction of the interoceanic canal. This text describes his journey and what happened once he arrived.