At Governor Alvarado’s house in Monterey, the proud Chonita Iturbi y Moncada meets Diego Estenega, heir of the family her own has hated for generations. Told by her friend, the novel unfolds amid the christenings, balls and rancho life of 1840s California, where Chonita must choose between love and loyalty to her house.
A passionate historical romance of old California by one of its most popular novelists. Download the free EPUB.