A Lasting Fire
DARK AND TURBULENT FIRES BURNED IN SPAIN, THE TERROR OF THE INQUISITION STILL GRIPPED THE LAND, NAPOLEON'S TROOPS RAMPAGED THROUGH THE PYRENEES ... AND THE LOVE OF A WOMAN AND A MAN WAS A PRECIOUS FLAME THAT COULD BLAZE OR BE SMOTHERED IN AN INSTANT

In the midst of the passions tearing Spain apart stood the House of Mendoza--a dynasty whose brilliant men and clever women had amassed immense wealth and enormous power. Threatened from within and without, the Mendozas intrigued against one another and against mighty political forces ... and lived in fear of disaster should love for the forbidden god of their forebears be exposed.

One extraordinary woman would shape the destiny of the Mendozas ... Sofia. Snatched from the jaws of death and raised by Gypsies, she has boundless courage and the voice of an angel. She becomes La Gitanita, the most beloved woman in all of Spain. But death, madness, and betrayal stalk her. Then, one miraculous night, fate and her mysterious past collide....