Friend,
Unaware of the machinations of the outlaw, Leonora ‘Lenny’ Scott and her friend Margaret Ellings arrived in Santa Fe.
While Margaret seems determined to avoid pursuing her unique talent, making all manner of excuses for not entering a position predominantly dominated by men, Lenny enters two worlds simultaneously: the Harvey world, courtesy of the luxurious La Fonda hotel, and the world of New Mexico’s renown curanderas—women handing down healing knowledge from daughter to daughter, throughout the generations.
Paul Standley, a famous botanist back on the East Coast, wants to enter that world. He just can’t seem to find his way in. Not until Lenny walks into his life, opens the door, and steals his heart in the process.
But will Burt steal Lenny from Paul before he has a chance to tell her how he feels?
Will New Mexico’s chance at statehood be torpedoed, yet again?
And will Margaret ever find the courage to finally pursue her dream?
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