This Land I Hold — Virginia Myers

PROUD BLOOD

Filled with a fiery determination to master her own destiny, convent-bred Magdalena Estrada returns home to fight for her heritage with every weapon at her command...power, wealth, and beauty. Torn between her pride and her passion for her Indian lover, Magdalena is possessed by a desperate need to conquer both land and man.

Against the colorful background of early California is woven a glorious tapestry of love, hate, and honor, threaded with the vibrant passions of courageous men and the inflamed desires of a woman whose indomitable spirit is as strong as the steel of her conquistador ancestors.