La Reina de Mayaguez — Amina Harrison

". .Although they all truly admired the young slave woman from the coastal region of Africa which is known as Senegal. Although he would secretly spends some of his days and mostly all of his nights with Maria; Senor Carlos Tormas during their enraptured moments when both he and Maria's intense nights of lovemaking; the Spanish Planter of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico would cradle Maria in his arms then softly whisper, "my la reina. ." The author Amina Harrison has written her first historical novel about a young slave woman by the name of Okara of the Dahomey, who had literally been born a princess while she live in the African country of Senegal. One sad day, when her tribe is almost completely annihilated, Okara is next captured into slavery. Later when she is procured by a rich, Spanish planter on the island of Puerto Rico, Okara will then gain the favor of the rich planter, also thus earn her reputation as "LA REINA DE MAYAGUEZ."