Winds of Wildfire by Ronald P. Chavez ('The "Route 66 Storyteller")
Winds of Wildfire is a riveting story of three living cultures set in Taos, New Mexico, the last vestige of the spirit of the Old West, which collide and coalesce in a backdrop of tragic love, unrequited romance, the ravages of bigotry, the torrents of war, a mysterious hidden treasure, ancient history and the splendor of nature.
- Kansas City, MO-KS (1888PressRelease) July 27, 2012 - "Back in the day when the Route 66 nostalgic craze swept America, I rode the wave and became Route 66 icon because I owned a café on the 'Mother Road'. I was featured in a ton of the major media, including 'Good Morning America', 'PBS', 'American PBS' 'Playhouse Entertainment Weekly Magazine', 'Dallas Morning News' and 'PBS Radio', the book 'Route 66 The Mother Road' and far to many other media to mention here. When I was a kid, I shined shoes barefoot and on my knees in front of this café and years later I went on to own it for twenty years. Then a McDonalds came into town and I went bust. Now I am writing a novel drawing from that experience. The title is Ten Cents a Shine: A Route 66 Odyssey. Hopefully the novel will be ready for publication in early 2012."
Winds of Wildfire is a riveting story of three living cultures set in Taos, New Mexico, the last vestige of the spirit of the Old West, which collide and coalesce in a backdrop of tragic love, unrequited romance, the ravages of bigotry, the torrents of war, a mysterious hidden treasure, ancient history and the splendor of nature. Intrigue and high drama unfold in a rare show of humanity alongside the dark side of human nature.
Amee Brooks drifts west from Boston after a failed romantic fling and lands in Taos, New Mexico, an ancient land living the last vestiges of the old West. After buying a cabin on an acre of land where she plants a garden at a time of a severe drought her neighbor, Arańa, cuts off her water at the mother irrigation ditch. She angrily confronts him which results in a brutal encounter flamed with bigotry. In despair, she hikes at Wild Rivers on the Rio Grande Gorge. There she meets Donato, a poet of Spanish ancestry. She finds Donato intriguing but strangely frightening.
Donato is seeking closure from the tragic loss of his wife in a road accident. He isolates himself from the world as a volunteer caretaker at Wild Rivers. Donato invites Amee to shoot pool at the VFW in the remote village of Cerro after she reveals her problem with Arańa. He introduces her to Vidal, an elder in the village who knows the lay of the land and local politics.
There, Amee is ushered into a confusing Spanish culture. Vidal offers to help Amee. She meets Polly the bartender, a Viet Nam Vet who struggles with his war demons. Finally, Amee begins to feel she belongs.
Meanwhile, Billy, an Indian lad from Taos Pueblo makes a life altering decision after a life of booze and drugs when he absorbs a beating over a girl. He elects to live in the mountains above Taos. To his astonishment, he discovers an ancient horde of gold and is beset with a mind blowing dilemma.
Fate intervenes. Polly is wrongly accused of a crime. Thus a series of events involving conflicting forces is set in motion. Intrigue, unrequited love, courtroom drama, sexual tensions and soul searching unfold in sensuous, complex relationships.
Amazon Print Price: $17.95
Amazon Kindle Price: $3.99
About the author…
Author Ronald P. Chávez was born in the valley of Puerto de Luna on the banks of the Pecos River in New Mexico. In Santa Rosa he was the owner of the famous Route 66 Club Café. During that epic time, Ronald and his café enjoyed fame in worldwide major media which included books, television, magazines and newspapers. At that time, his writings began to catch fire.
Author Ronald P. Chávez writes and recites in both English and Spanish. He has also written a feature length movie script adapted from his short story 'The Loneliest Road'. Ronald has published 'Time Of Triumph', a collection of his short stories and poems, a finalist in the 2008 New Mexico Book Awards. In 2011 he published his novel 'Winds Of Wildfire'.
Current Books:
- Time of Triumph (Route 66 Storyteller); Anthology Of Short Stories And Poems.
- Winds of Wildfire (Novel)
Plus Five Chap Books:
- Amor En Calor
- Back Side Of Glory
- Love Of Life - Time Of Triumph Book And CD
- Man Of Honor
- The Loneliest Road
Time Of Triumph (Route 66 Storyteller) by Ronald P. Chávez
Short stories that allow you to feel, understand, cry, laugh and rage about the human condition. . . Poems that reflect the character of the poet and his take on life and nature. . . These are the essence of Time of Triumph, a truly spellbinding collection written by the Route 66 Storyteller, Ron Chávez who has created a "spark of renewed interest in Hispanic literary tradition with one of the most successful bilingual poetry readings ever in Taos, NM". Chávez reaffirms the indomitable human spirit by drawing from the real breath of life and breathing that life into characters who will stir your emotions with their journeys of chance and fate, and ask you to dig deep into the pit of your soul in response. Ron Chávez, longtime owner of the Old Route 66 Club Café, helped put Route 66 on the map. In these compelling tales and poems, Time of Triumph captures the true spirit of the real people, the gente, and sense of place on old Route 66 and in northern New Mexico. Come, re-live the glory!
Amazon Print Price: $15.99
Kindle Price: $3.99
Author Ronald P. Chavez's Website
www.timeoftriumph.net
Other Links:
www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-chavez/16450/966
www.facebook.com/people/Ron-Chavez/1309830295
Please Visit Author Ronald P. Chavez At Books In Sync
www.booksinsync.com/ronaldpchavez.html
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