The Flame and the Dagger

Conflict explodes in a land ruled by pride and scorched by passion

Rafael de Castelo came to California as a soldier of Imperial Spain. He stayed to wed a beautiful woman, and to carve out his private kingdom in this virgin land. Now his son and daughters had come of age--to help fulfill his passionate ambitions, and to stand by his side in fighting the brutal forces of greed and rapine that were turning California into a scene of savagery and slaughter.

A vital, vivid clan. A stirring drama of love and battle. An era of violent history brought unforgettably alive.

THE FLAME AND THE DAGGER is the second novel of THE CALIFORNIA SAGA--a magnificent series created to bring you the tremendous excitement of the American past and the total enthrallment of storytelling at its peak.