Where the River Once Flowed - Softcover

Jennie Hansen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1621082261 ISBN 13: 9781621082262

Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc., 2013

Synopsis

New Mexico, 1879 The Sebastian Hacienda is a lucrative and coveted ranch deep in the fertile wilderness of New Mexico, a property held for generations by the powerful Sebastian family. After the death of his son and heir, proud and formidable Don Sebastian has only one hope for the preservation of his land his beautiful young granddaughter, Iliana. Desperate, he makes a shocking deal the property will be sold to Ross Adams, an American cowboy, on the condition that he marry the stunning young Iliana and bequeath the land to her sons. A bargain is struck, but not everyone is pleased with the outcome. Neighboring rancher Ben Purdy has his eye on pretty Iliana and on ownership of the Sebastian Ranch. In his ruthlessness, Purdy is willing to go to terrible lengths to acquire them both, even if it means destroying everything in his path. Utah Territory, 1891 Travis Telford was born to be a cowboy. He left his family to chase the dream of someday owning his own ranch, but years of nomadic living as a ranch hand have proven taxing. After several seasons of horse trading with the American owner of the Sebastian Ranch, Travis finds his life dramatically altered by a routine stop at the property. He finds the ranch in chaos and the rancher s beautiful widow Iliana in the midst of a turbulent land battle. His instinct to protect Iliana is undeniable, and as the danger mounts, only their reliance upon each other has the power to save them.

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About the Author

Jennie Hansen lived a nomadic life during her early years and can remember living in twenty two different houses and attending eight schools. The two colleges where she earned degrees, Ricks and Westminster, make ten. She worked as a model, secretary, newspaper reporter and editor, legislative page, teacher, and librarian. Through it all, she kept writing. To date she has twenty-four published novels, numerous short stories, and many magazine and newspaper articles to her credit. She has written book reviews for Meridian Magazine since 2001. She and her husband have five children, all of whom are married to wonderful people, and thirteen grandchildren.

Review

Where the River Once Flowed Posted by Shauna Wheelwright at 5/16/2014

What a WONDERFUL tale this story weaves! Trust and Betrayal! Hopes and Fears! Longing for a Home and Loving to go Home! Iliana Teresa Angelica Medina Sebastian has just turned 15 and it falls upon her to produce an heir for her grandfathers ranch. She will marry to keep her families honorable heritage. Ross Adams know that the ranch belonging to the Spanish aristocrat is everything he has ever dreamed about owning and has contracted to run the ranch and marry Don Sebastians granddaughter. Ben's ranch boarders the Sebastian ranch and he will do anything to acquire both the ranch and the granddaughter. Travis Telford is a horse runner and is looking forward to the day he can settle down with a wife and a ranch of his own. Wait until you see how the author entwines the lives of these 4 people together...SO GOOD! A hard book to put down :) LOVED IT! --Blog: ilovetoreadandreviewbooks

About this edition

• Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1621082261
• ISBN 13: 9781621082262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 223