Barbara Korsness

In a desperate attempt to avoid being burned at the stake for her lack of faith, Teresa steals a precious stone to finance her life on the run. Her search for freedom leads her into service to the stone's owner.

Don Sebastian spent years searching for his first love and thwarting the efforts of the Inquisition. His secret life as the Onyx owl, the man most wanted by the Holy Office of the Inquisiton, is nearly exposed when a young cleaning lady disappears with evidence which could lead to his death. Life becomes even more interesting when he learns the young lady is the daughter of his long lost love.

From Sanlucar to Madrid and across the ocean to La Florida in the New World, Don Sebastian and Teresa travel a turbulant path of lies and deception in order to find freedom for themselves, and for the people they love.