The Destiny of Grace

Orphaned at the age of four Naga Pious was taken in by her uncle. Four years latershe was propelled on destinys path when she was captured by slave-runners fromAfrica taken on board a ship bound for America and forced to endure months ofdreadful conditions along with hundreds of other captives. She narrowly escapedbeing sold on the auction block when Adam Carter a Virginia plantation owner discovered her nearly dead body behind an old shed. e child stole the Cartershearts and they christened her with a new name - Grace. After losing their onlychild to scarlet fever Adam and Louise absorb Grace into their family as one of theirown.As Grace grew into a beautiful young woman she caught the attention of NicolauSantos a native of Portugal from a neighboring plantation. ere was only oneproblem - he had been captured and sold into slavery.