Daughter of Fortune

Born into Old-World elegance, beautiful Maria Espinosa lost her parents and

her fortune when plague ravaged Mexico City. Now she lay in the blazing heat

of the Santa Fe trail, sole survivor of a brutal Apache raid. Rescued by Diego

Masferrer, Maria came to love the bold young rancher—and the harsh beauty of

life on his hacienda.

But a savage feud smoldered in the American Southwest, between the Spanish

conquerors and the Indians they enslaved—a conflict that burned in her own

uneasy heart. For even as she adored Diego, she was drawn to his fierce half-

breed brother, Cristobal, who vowed himself to possess her. Soon a bloody

Indian uprising would set brother against brother—and force Maria to choose

the one proud man who would forever share her destiny.