A collection of three award-winning literary short stories exploring the impact of love. "A Stranger in the Village," nominated for the 2007 Pushcart Prize, describes how the arrival of a young woman into a Mexican mountain village changed sixteen-year-old Hector forever. "Sacrifice" offers an Aztec tale of political intrigue and love. Doa Rosa, a market-place curandera, assists the lovelorn through the heartache of love and infidelity.

--"A fine and engaging story," Phil Hey, editor, Briar Cliff Review