Incident at Blood River — Stephen Estopinal

In 1794, Spanish Sergeant Pedro deMelilla, a Canary Islander serving in California, survives a battle with the mighty Apache, only to find himself a target of the Inquisition. Incident at Blood River: A Novel from the deMelilla Chronicles tells the powerful saga of the courage and perseverance required to leave paradise in the Canary Islands, only to forge out a different life in the New World. Grieving over the death of his young wife, deMelilla is sent to Mexico City by way of the Sea of Cortez. His small detachment is pursued by a gang of mysterious killers, dedicated to fostering revolution and chaos in New Spain. Only through deMelilla's instincts is his military detachment saved from destruction. In Mexico City, deMelilla is summoned to meet with the Archbishop of New Spain, who is also the head of a secret organization dedicated to saving Spain from corrupt leadership. DeMelilla is then sent to Louisiana to police the wilderness, where he finds another grieving heart. Incident at Blood River tells the exciting story of the brave souls who overcame adversity to forge a new life in a faraway place. About the Author: Stephen Estopinal grew up in the swamps and bayous of southeast Louisiana, an area heavily settled by Canary Islanders in 1798. He now lives in Gonzales, Louisiana, halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He is a civil engineer and land surveyor. Incident at Blood River is his second novel of the deMelilla Chronicles. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/IncidentAtBloodRiver.html