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Book Review of Tucson: Sonoran Sunrise / Sonoran Star / Sonoran Sweetheart / Sonoran Secret

Tucson: Sonoran Sunrise / Sonoran Star / Sonoran Sweetheart / Sonoran Secret
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Glorianna Wilton, in Sonoran Sunrise, storms into Army Camp MacDowell, furious at her father for bringing her out to the uncivilized Arizona Territory just when she was beginning to win the interest of a man back East. Lieutenant Conlon Sullivan is instantly captivated by the fiery red-head and vows to make her his. Can he win Gloriannas love before a mad-man carries her off?

Kathleen OConnor, in Sonoran Star has gone out to the Arizona Territory to visit her cousin and help with the birth of her babies. But to her surprise and horror, she is mistaken for a criminal the moment she gets off the coach and is thrown into jail. Can she convince Deputy Quinn Kirby that she is not the woman he thinks she is and help him find the real criminal?

Sonoran Sweetheart, Lavette Johnson, is a former slave. She has agreed to a life of servitude for ten years to care for an elderly woman in agreement that her owner would pay her fathers outstanding debts and help him start a new life. When blacksmith Josiah Washington takes an interest in her, she also wins the interest of a man who wants her for the business she would bring to his establishment. Will Josiah rescue Lavette from a life of prostitution, or will the other businessman be able to buy her time?

In Sonoran Secret, Eduardo Villegas agrees to marry a woman sight unseen in order to settle her fathers debts. To his horror he discovers that the woman is named Ugliness and she has been beaten so much she can no longer speak. Eduardo renames the woman Chiquita and works to gain her trust and love. Will he succeed before someone puts a price on Chiquitas head?