TAKEN is a sweeping 17th-century historical romance set between Africa and Scotland.

Nzingha, a royal woman whose life is violently uprooted by political ambition and conquest. Removed from her homeland against her will, she is forced into a world shaped by power, survival, and the consequences of choices made far beyond her control.

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After loss, exile, and betrayal, Nzingha finds herself cast into unfamiliar lands and dangerous seas, where survival depends not only on strength but on resolve. In spaces stripped of crown and command, she encounters Andrew, a man forged by his own battles with duty, loyalty, and violence. What grows between them is not born of comfort or permission, but of shared endurance in a world that offers neither mercy nor certainty.

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As kingdoms assert their authority and bloodlines demand obedience, Nzingha must navigate shifting alliances, cultural collision, and the cost of choosing her own life. Love, when it appears, is neither shelter nor salvation, but a force that carries consequence in a world governed by ambition and rule.

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Blending historical drama, political tension, and a deeply human love story, Taken explores sovereignty, identity, and survival across cultures and continents. It is a story of power and intimacy, devotion and brutality, and what it means to claim oneself in a world determined to decide otherwise.

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"When My Hands are free, I will kill you."

 - Nzingha

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"I'm thirsty, Hungry, too tired tae fight a woman that can lay me flat twice over."

- Andrew