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1890. The lawless New Mexico Territory is overrun by criminals who steal money and land without consequence, and everyone carries a gun.

In Montaña Roja, robberies threaten Fred Harvey’s newest Harvey House restaurant. Disguised as a Harvey hostess, undercover Pinkerton agent Clare ventures west, risking exposure at every turn as she searches for answers the law won’t pursue—relying only on her instincts and her derringer to survive.

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Random Saturday

Still on the road, researching the second Harvey Girl novel, this was spotted in the parking lot of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A purple Subaru Forester, ladies and gentlemen. Plus…it’s irridescent. Inside the IPCC there is a cafe where they serve the most delicious Indian

Let’s get this Friday started!

On the road again…

Photos from another research trip into New Mexico. This time I cleverly managed to get to Gallup when the George Galanis Cultural Center was actually open. It used to be the train station that stood next to the Fred Harvey El Navajo Hotel and is well worth a visit whether