AMINATA OF CASAMANCE is the most successful metisse in the international world of fashion. With her beauty and brains she builds empires on three continents. But Aminata never forgot the horrors of her childhood: her parents murder and her aunt's rape by rogue French soldiers, the years as a penniless orphan. She vowed to repay the sins visited on her family. Hers is the story of a daring, yet vulnerable woman with the courage to use any means to reach the peaks of money and power, with the heart to give it all up for love. The hero is a rich French nobleman. From the moment he saw her, she was the only woman he wanted. She locates one of the ex-soldiers. Aminata temporarily loses her man but she perseveres while her enemies plot the demise of her and her empire. My novel uses historical facts and fictional citizens. Through research, while living in all the places mentioned, I have created a fictional hero and heroine, who readers will sympathize and identify with. Their difficulties lead to many international adventures and intrigues. But Aminata and her man live to be happy ever after.