Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with Mexico. Ximena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband's memory and defend her country, Ximena uses her healing skills as a nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. John Riley, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland, is sickened by the unjust war and unspeakable atrocities. In a bold act of defiance, he swims across the RLo Grande and joins the Mexican Army. When Ximena and John meet, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies, so does their passion.
