The Ploys of Santiago

Nature punished the land, and every living creature on it, as a merciless sun sucked out the very moisture the people and the cattle needed to survive. And still, it didn’t rain.But as disaster looms a man schemes to acquire Rancho Colinas de Oro, the land granted to William MacLeod and his wife, Francesca. Working with those he has bought, Cesario Santiago maneuvers to deceive the authorities into believing it should be taken from those who own it and given to him. With no regard for the outcome, he turns loose MacLeod’s sworn enemy to murder and maim.When those he loves more than the land itself are threatened, William MacLeod must cast aside his promise that he will not seek revenge for what they have done, but only fight for their survival.Faced with insurmountable odds MacLeod faces a decision. Does he await the next attack from this man who comes from another country, or does he take the fight to them? After all, what good would it do if he himself did not survive?And all the while, a beautiful woman from the streets of Vera Cruz watches, wondering in her heart if he still feels for her what she feels for him.