But when the Spaniards came with their armored warriors, steel lances, and fierce horses to unearth the gold buried in the rich land, they claimed the earth itself for their faraway king. The first people to live in New Mexico were what the white man would later call Indians, and they flourished for thousands of years in the beautiful land. The air was so clear it soothed both the eyes and the brain, and the sunset skies were always filled with color. Twenty-five thousand years later, give or take a century, it would be called New Mexico, a name that failed utterly to suggest the magic of the pristine alpine forests in the north that were dotted with cold, crystal clear lakes, and graduated to rolling grasslands and solitary mountain cones. The land itself was extraordinarily beautiful, which was perhaps why the earliest humans to settle on the continent chose to live there. Thank God for Houston, Texas, February 1985. Manufactured in the United States of Americaįor a lot of intangibles, such as support, POCKET STAR BOOKS and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. For information address Pocket Books, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020įirst Pocket Books printing September 1990 POCKET BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.ġ230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020Īll rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. Any resemblance of such non-historical incidents, places or figures to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places and incidents relating to non-historical figures are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. This book is a work of historical fiction. “An eerie, passionate, and thrilling tale….” “Steamy romance morphs into murder mystery….” “A high-suspense romance…Howard’s trademark darkly sensual style and intense, layered plot will delight her fans.”

“A frolicsome mystery… Jaine Bright lives up to her name: she’s as bright-and explosive-as a firecracker.” It’s part romance with a dollop of suspense.” -The Globe & Mail (Toronto) “A perfect mystery for a late summer weekend.

“Linda Howard meshes hot sex, emotional impact, and gripping tension in this perfect example of what romantic suspense ought to be.” PRAISE FOR THE SENSATIONAL NOVELS OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR “A LADY OF THE WEST IS… TEXTURED WITH GRITTY REALITY, RIVETING ACTION AND SIZZLING SENSUALITY….

Now you see her by linda howard