

The sisters are caught in the crosshairs of war from two important fronts-New Mexico and Texas. The Mexican-American war begins and the Americans invade Santa Fe. She will stop at nothing, even the use of black magic, in her effort to destroy the Sandoval family.
Pilar, a 14-year-old tomboy, is offered as a replacement bride, and what follows is a sensuous courtship and marriage clouded by the curses of her husband's former lover, Consuelo. When Alma flees with her young lover to Texas to escape an arranged marriage with a much older man, she sets in motion a drama that will put the sisters and their legacy at risk. "item_description" : "Winner of Best Historical Fiction and Best First Book, ILBA, 2013. "item_title" : "The Sandoval Sisters' Secret of Old Blood",
