The Healer of the Red Desert: A Historical Romance About Courage, Worth, and a Love That Chose Her

The explanation was cold: an “experiment” in peaceful settlement. A way to avoid further bloodshed. A place where Jimena might, at last, be “of use.” The words were heavy, and yet, amid the shock, something else stirred in her chest. Could a life beyond marble and mirrors feel like breath?

At dawn, the carriage rolled through arid country that seemed to stretch into forever. Red rock. Blue vault of sky. Wind that smelled like sage and sunlight. Jimena did not look back.

A House of Adobe, A Meeting of Equals

The hut was simple and clean, its doorway cut square against the blinding brightness. Tlacael stepped from its shade like a figure carved from the land itself. Broad-shouldered, dark-haired, quiet-eyed, he regarded the arriving party with steady calm.

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