Reluctant Rebel — Parris Afton Bonds

The eyes may be said to be the scouts of the heart, but these two rebellious hearts might as well be blind.In January of 1917, young Piedad Arellano is riding the streetcar across the Santa Fe Bridge that connects Juarez, Mexico to El Paso where she works as a housemaid. When she learns El Paso is using kerosene and toxic chemicals to treat workers for suspected lice, she takes a stand and says, No! Thousands join her in the protest, shutting down bridge traffic and making international news.Walter Stevenson is an agent with the newly formed Bureau of Investigation, on a mission to identify the master spy being handled by the precursor of the Nazi party there in El Paso.Their two worlds collide when Piedad is arrested for inciting the Bath Riots and Walt reluctantly comes to her aid. No two lovers were ever more mismatched. Spies are pursued, dark family secrets are revealed, and romance may be possible in this historical novel based on the true events of the Bath Riots.