A sweeping, unforgettable story of romance, intrigue-and the greatest voyage ever made. THE DREAMER He believed he could reach the fabulous Indies by sailing West. She ruled a kingdom—but he offered her a new world. THE QUEEN His guilty secret made him a target for the Spanish Inquisition—and lost him the woman he loved. THE GRANDEE Together, they planned a voyage of discovery that many said was impossible. After heartbreaking years of intrigue and perseverance, beset by scheming courtiers and haunted by the specter of the Spanish Inquisition, Columbus and his band of adventurers finally set sail in three tiny ships, borne on an October Wind...

A generation after Columbus made his great discovery, the tired Old World is striving ton conquer the new lands in the West, seeking gold and riches beyond their wildest dreams. From Spain to England to the Caribbean, follow the fortunes of Armando, restless wanderer with an uncertain heritage: Gabriella, whose beauty hides the secret of her birth; Paloma, child of a Spanish grandee and an Indian wise—woman; and Will, master-musician who flees the Inquisition because of his Jewish blood. Appalled by the cruelty of their countrymen, they seek to help the native peoples of the new lands, organizing the resistance to the Conquistadors in the land that will be called Florida.

Queen Elizabeth charges Sir Francis Drake and his companion, Evan Carew, to search for an heir to the throne in the New World, where they encounter love in the form of two spirited women. Original.