The Oath of an Oxblood

Naomi has lived the past nine years as a slave laborer in the fields of Emory. When she saves the life of an little girl, she finds herself at the receiving end of a honor-bound oath by one of the most powerful overlords in the land. As Cricket's web of secrets increasingly tighten, she is drawn closer to the man who promised to keep her safe--and soon discovers that he may be the one person she cannot save.