LORTON, Va., May 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Courage and perseverance can make miracles come true. This is the central lesson that readers will learn from The Second Milagro, the compelling and critically-acclaimed new book from author Linda Rainwater. In this book, readers will discover the astonishing courage of one woman who faces many great obstacles as she strives to leave her past behind and make her future brighter.
The Second Milagro is a suspense tale of kidnapping, corporate espionage, and forgotten love that takes the reader from the red, dirt roads of Alabama to the silver mines of Mexico. A deadly mine cave-in at Real de Catorce, Mexico, changes Patricia Morelos's life forever. The disaster she faces as owner of the mine is overshadowed by personal tragedy. Her only child, seventeen-year-old Max, is kidnapped when he goes to help the victims. A spirited woman with a dark Southern past, Patricia leaves her place of power and wealth in Washington, D.C., and goes to Mexico, in the company of her intrepid blind friend, Rachel Davis. There, Patricia becomes the target of corrupt officials, such as Juan Catera, the "garbage czar," who will stop at nothing to take control of her mines.
In her desperate search to find her kidnapped son, Patricia turns to Miguel Ramirez, her late husband's step-brother whom she once loved, but now fears and distrusts. With him, Patricia sets out on her journey of discovery, danger, and confession. Pursued, shot at, conspired against, and abetted by her blind friend and a lost love, Patricia confronts the secrets of her past along her treacherous journey. Will she be able to find her son and survive? Only a miracle can save him and only time can tell.
Dramatic and intriguing, The Second Milagro will undoubtedly impress women as they will find role models in the protagonist Patricia and her blind friend, Rachel, for dealing with their own life hardships, pasts, friendships and love. The elements of corporate espionage, political intrigue, betrayal, courage and love in the story will also attract male readers. This book is available for your reading enjoyments online at Xlibris.com
About the Author
Linda Rainwater was born in Anniston, Alabama. She was a "closet writer" for much of her life while putting her love for books and learning out in the open. She taught at Oxford High School, Jacksonville State University, and Auburn University, where she earned her Ph.D. A natural progression was to impart her love for literature to others. As a professor of English for seventeen years, she taught everything from grammar to Shakespeare. Leaving that profession, she traveled and gathered words and experiences needed for her next life, as a writer. The Second Milagro is her first novel. It grew out of her travels in Mexico and her intrigue with the Mexican culture. She has two other novels in the works, The Dream Changed and Framing the Truth. Linda now lives in Virginia with her husband, Ray. She has two sons, Jason, a minister, and Joey Thrower, an actor and videographer that once played on One Life to Live, and four grandsons. Plus there are four children she calls her own, since marrying their father, whom she calls her Knight in Shining Armor. The Mount Vernon Writers' group has contributed to keeping her pen working while her cat keeps her company, making writing, she says, her best life yet. Linda invites you to visit her at lindarainwater.com.
The Second Milagro by Linda Rainwater
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