It's the eighteenth century, and Cristóbal María de Córdoba sails to New Spain as part of the Spanish king's army. At only seventeen years old, he's an aspiring cavalier who doesn't know what to expect but wishes to return a famous and wealthy conquering hero. Upon his arrival in México, he meets and impregnates young María Dolores with his bastard. But before Cristóbal can marry his lover, he is pulled away on a grueling journey north and settles along the Río Grande.
While stationed as a guard at the hacienda of a Señor Hurtado, Cristóbal is enchanted by his boss's beautiful daughter and marries her within the year. He convinces his new bride to journey to Spain for a time to beguile the Spanish king with her beauty and wit and win the land Cristóbal so desperately desires. But while his wife is away, he is reunited with María Dolores, and the two lovers pick up where they left off.
After years of betraying his wife, Cristóbal may lose all he has gained in both love and land. From the River to the Lomas, Forever is a fascinating saga of desire and intrigue in late colonial New Spain.
About the Author: Over 250 years ago, Mary Linda Endlich's ancestors sailed from Spain to the highland river valley where she was born. Raised in El Paso, Texas, Endlich has spent her entire life being shaped and awed by the unparalleled Southwestern landscape and history.
Endlich and her husband, Eddie, live in El Paso, surrounded by the mountains, the desert, and the historic Río Grande river that Endlich holds so dear. They live with their two Shetland sheepdogs, Azul and Sombra, who are kind enough to share the house with their human owners and goldfish siblings.
In addition to their many furry and aquatic kids, Mary Linda and Eddie have three children and seven grandchildren.
