The Navigator's Heart (Book 2 In The Legacy Of Love Series)

"Conquest of Hearts," the second book in the Legacy of Love series, unfolds in the lush and treacherous landscapes of 1530s Peru, where empires clash and forbidden love defies the boundaries of two worlds.

Diego de Lara, a skilled Spanish navigator, arrives in the magnificent Inca Empire with maps to draw and orders to follow. Yet as he charts the mysterious territories of this new world, he finds himself mapping the unexplored regions of his own heart. His certainty in Spain's divine right to conquer wavers as he witnesses the brutal reality of colonization and the destruction of an ancient civilization.

Princess Ximena, daughter of the Sun God's lineage, carries the weight of her people's future on her shoulders. As the Spanish conquistadors tear through her homeland, she secretly works with the resistance, determined to preserve what remains of her culture. The last thing she expects is to find understanding in the eyes of a Spanish navigator whose very presence represents her empire's destruction.

When their paths cross beneath the towering Andes mountains, Diego and Ximena discover a connection that transcends the bitter conflict between their peoples. Their forbidden romance blooms like a rare orchid in the shadow of violence, nurtured by shared moments of understanding and a growing awareness that perhaps there could be a bridge between their two worlds.

But as the conquest intensifies and loyalties are tested, both must decide whether their love is worth the price of betraying everything they've ever known. Diego's maps could either save or condemn Ximena's people, while her resistance activities could mark him as a traitor to Spain.

"Conquest of Hearts" is a sweeping tale of passion and principle, where love battles against empire, and the heart's compass points toward an impossible choice.