"Story of redemption and forgiveness - rich in emotion."

Luna McGraw has made some major mistakes in the past. Problems with alcohol cost her custody of her daughter and nearly ruined her life. Now, she's gotten herself together and is ready to start again - to be the mother her teenaged daughter needs.

Then Luna saves the local "witch woman" from a house fire and meets her grandson, Thomas Coyote, all male and sure of what he wants - Luna. If Luna can just get past her fear of failure and learn to trust her heart, then life could be a piece of heaven.

This is a story of love, redemption, hope and forgiveness. It's steeped in emotion, with gritty, believable characters in a history-rich setting. Ms. Samuel shows us life is wonderful in all its facets, and that it's never too late for love.

Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 12, 2003

2004 RITA Finalist for a Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Summary

In the sun-baked hills of New Mexico, Luna McGraw has lived a lifetime of regrets, struggling to conquer the demons that destroyed her marriage and caused her to lose custody of her beloved daughter. But as Luna fights to rebuild a relationship with the troubled teenager, she remains haunted by images of her own childhood and the father she barely knew.

Strong and resilient as the houses he builds, Thomas Coyote comes into Luna's life one extraordinary night when his grandmother nearly dies while conjuring a fiery brew of spiritual enchantment. Luna does not need a man— especially one with a needy ex-wife—to complicate her fragile dreams of the future. Their attraction pushes them both beyond reason into a place where there is only possibility. Yet it will take more than passion to recover the tattered pieces of Luna's soul, more than time to forgive the sins of an offending husband, and more than promises to mend the broken heart of a child.