While the English faltered at establishing their earliest colonies in Virginia, the Spanish had explored the American Southwest and built enduring settlements some fifteen hundred miles from their capital at Mexico City. These early adventurers and clergy went into the territory, many motivated by greed and others by an obsessed desire to save the souls of natives, and Santa Fe quickly became the jewel of the region. A century later, two pampered women of wealth ventured into the territory and are exposed to the true burdens and joys of life. Their lives are intertwined with that of a Spanish captain as he strives to deal with a crazed padre, marauding natives, and a power-hungry aristocratic don enslaving the friendly native population.

Shadows under the Sun

Literature & Fiction

Diaz, O. G.

Genre Fiction

AuthorHouse

The beautiful widow, Maria Angela Alvarez Candelaria, attains the pinnacle of happiness available to an early eighteen century woman: wealth, travel, adventure, prestige, a devoted husband and a beautiful family. These are fulfillments few women of her era dare to dream and she has garnered them all. But suddenly, a new interest unexpectedly burst into her life. It is a new love and one that threatens all the achievements that have brought her the pronounced level of happiness that she enjoys. As Eve took that taste of the forbidden fruit, Angela abandons herself to a decadent fantasy. The romance and action introduced in the fictional account, Shadows Under the Sun, continues in this sequel. The lives of Angela and Alejandro Luis De La Voca Rivera once again cross each other to face the challenges and pleasures of their contemporary lives. A distinct contrast is present in their approach to life. One adheres to a service tradition of purpose to life, and the other, a self-indulgent approach. Their differing styles clash as their lives once again intertwine amidst the corruption and ills of their social ruling class

When Shadows Come Home

Chasing Tomorrow's Nightmares

This book is a fictional account of a Combat Tracker unit, set in Binh Dinh Province of South Vietnam in 1969. The story encompasses the formation of kindred bonds among nineteen and twenty year old males during that war, as they struggle to survive a deadly enemy, a hostile environment, indifference to their suffering at home, and their own inept leadership. &#65279;

Booktrail Publishing

This book is a fictional account of a Combat Tracker unit, set in Binh Dinh Province of South Vietnam in 1969. The story encompasses the formation of kindred bonds among nineteen and twenty year old males during that war, as they struggle to survive a deadly enemy, a hostile environment, indifference to their suffering at home, and their own inept leadership.\n﻿

The Soldier in Alligator Boots

A harrowing year of Southeast Asia behind him, Ernest Michelle Deslatte reports to his new duty station at The Federal Republic of Germany. The soldier from the Acadiana region of Louisiana arrives suffering the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a malady considered of little significance in 1970 and one borne by veterans of the Vietnam War as the price of having survived. He struggles with those cerebral wounds as he acclimates to garrison duty in a cold war environment and as he enthusiastically immerses himself into the local Germanic culture. Two young West German women, Monica Ingles and Helena Wald, take interest in him. They introduce him to their society and develop emotional ties to the romantic and mischievous Cajun soldier. They also draw him deep into their world of dangerous, political ideological intrigue. ATA: O.G. Diaz emigrated as a child from the Central American nation of Honduras. He has been a resident of Louisiana since arriving in 1958. He is a graduate of Louisiana State Unniversity, a retired State tax administrator, a history enthusiast, and a Vietnam combat veteran. Sandra A. Bueche, his wife of the past forty six years, and he have two children and enjoy spending their retirement days, when not writting or reading, with their four grandkids. Diaz applies his knowledge and his personal experiences to bring life to his writtings.

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Shadows under the Sun

Shadows under the Sun

When Shadows Come Home

Chasing Tomorrow's Nightmares

Chasing Tomorrow's Nightmares

The Soldier in Alligator Boots

The Soldier in Alligator Boots