So I thought the title was China Blue but it's not. Young woman moves with her ambassador parents from England to the Hong Kong area. Her father trusts a young man who is part of the royal family but he is blind. I remember there being a war of some type and the family needs to evacuate the area since they represent the oppressive government and outside values. The blind man steps in to help the family and shows his feeling for the daughter. Takes place in late 1800s if I remember correctly. It's been over 20 years since I read the book.
Macao, China in 1839 is an exciting, exotic locale, but is being violently torn up by the ultimate clash of East and West, of godly corruption and heathen pride: the Opium Wars. Caught amid this upheaval is Kathleen Bellamy, blinded by fate but sensitive to the world around her. Even if she cannot see it, she can feel the turmoil in the air as it matches the conflict in he Macao, China in 1839 is an exciting, exotic locale, but is being violently torn up by the ultimate clash of East and West, of godly corruption and heathen pride: the Opium Wars. Caught amid this upheaval is Kathleen Bellamy, blinded by fate but sensitive to the world around her. Even if she cannot see it, she can feel the turmoil in the air as it matches the conflict in her heart. Cheng Lo is the only man able to illuminate the dark depths of her soul. But she is unfortunately bound to her missionary father. Will their duties betray what their passions owe each other? Their love is forbidden and their future unseen but Kathleen's addiction to Cheng Lo is about to propel her into a world she can only imagine in her dreams. ...more