Daughter of the Sun

In 1698 la Florida, Esperanza, a wildly independent Timucuan herbolaria, has a decision to make - surrender her whole being to Juan Francisco, a known rebel recently returned to the province, or fulfill her chosen mission as a healer. Intrigue surrounds the man she loves and she does not know if he can be trusted. And, though her people need her skills, reports that invaders from Carolana are present in the area compel her to leave the protection of the mission. Her dear friend,...
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In 1698 la Florida, Esperanza, a wildly independent Timucuan herbolaria, has a decision to make - surrender her whole being to Juan Francisco, a known rebel recently returned to the province, or fulfill her chosen mission as a healer. Intrigue surrounds the man she loves and she does not know if he can be trusted. And, though her people need her skills, reports that invaders from Carolana are present in the area compel her to leave the protection of the mission. Her dear friend, Maria Helena, in the company of a visiting friar, travels eastward and must be warned about the danger. Esperanza's journey across the interior of la Florida to the Rio San Juan and north to freedom gives her hope that her people's survival will be assured thanks to the actions of a few indomitable individuals she meets along the trail.