A heroine you'll never forget. A woman who battles fiercely for survival and her own independence, but surrenders completely to the man she loves.
This is Eugenia Price's inspiring story of a unique American Heroine - a woman whose strength and resourcefulness overcame every obstacle to survival in an untamed and turbulent land as it struggled for independence. Maria is a true pioneer, hardworking, valiant, self-reliant. But she is also a vibrant, flesh-and-blood woman, tempestuous in passion, steadfast in love.
Excerpt:
Maria knew something was wrong when she saw the crowd.
A man broke away from the group gathered in front of the new house and ran toward her.
"No, ma'am. No! Don' go no closer, ma'am," he gasped.
"Who is it? Stop gaping and tell me!"
Maria broke past him. Pushing through the cluster of men, she saw her friend James Cameron hurry toward her, his face twisted with anguish.
"Maria..." He stopped her forcibly and held her so hard her arms hurt. "Maria, you can't go up there!"
She could see a figure now sprawled on the ground. With a wrench, she jerked herself free and fell to her knees in the sandy dirt beside David - her husband of two years. Two years of sweat, toil... and just recently, small victories.
But now...
