{"product_id":"9780990726340","title":"Mira Loma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What do I know about the West, or ranching?\" Rolfe demanded of his stepmother. \"I would make a silly ass out of myself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Maybe,\" Metta conceded with undisguised delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1877, Rolfe Honeywell is living a privileged yet unhappy life in Boston. Observing him squander both his time and prospects, his stepmother stuns him with a glimpse into her past and her expectation that he visit her spirited ranching family in the hardscrabble New Mexico Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA challenge accepted. A destiny altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEET MIRA LOMA'S CHARACTERS ~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetta Maria\u003c\/b\u003e - A woman with a closely guarded secret. She was sending her stepson on a fool's errand. But if she knew Rolfe, he would not be deceived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolfe Honeywell\u003c\/b\u003e - Would learn a few lessons about the power of one's convictions, and the blessings of a close-knit family denied him as a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJed O'Donoughue\u003c\/b\u003e - An honorable and contented man who admitted he was incapable of controlling two things-his bowels or his temper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiff O'Donoughue\u003c\/b\u003e - Spurning a powerful hankering for a rival rancher's daughter, he retreated to his predictable world that did not provoke him to question the staidness of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComfort Stiller\u003c\/b\u003e - Enamored with Riff O'Donoughue since they were children. And she was determined to have him-despite their feuding families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLainie O'Donoughue\u003c\/b\u003e - Two parts tomboy to one part half-grown woman. Hell bent on living life her way. A wild spirit to tame-a woman to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCane Kaplow\u003c\/b\u003e - As unpredictable as a funnel cloud. Was he the villain townspeople thought him to be? Or was he evading a sorrowful, troubled past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag View Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023513698544,"sku":"9780990726340","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990726340_p0.jpg?v=1763893879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990726340","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}