The Caballero's Son — Anne Schroeder

Discover the gripping tale of Miguelito, a resilient young man grappling with his identity and searching for his place in the tumultuous landscape of 1850's California.Turmoil encompasses pastoral California as weary gold miners descend from the Sierra Nevada, desperate and eager to claim what remains. As rightful Spanish landowners are discarded, they defend their ancestral estates and safeguard their family's dignity against the invading Yanqui riffraff.When Miguelito Robles-a bold youth caught between two worlds-finds himself in a bind, he rescues the haughty Elena, and enraged Spanish nobles intervene. Branded an outcast, he hides until loneliness compels him to attend a fiesta where he witnesses the Spanish beauty he saved coerced into marriage.Aligning himself with a band of outlaws on a quest for identity and purpose, Miguelito inadvertently ignites a firestorm of controversy and forever alters his path, wreaking havoc across the untamed land. What follows is a fateful encounter that leads to a life-altering act of liberation.Will Miguelito be able to embrace his newfound heritage...or will he continue with a life on the run, forever torn between conflicting loyalties?