Statehood of Affairs

In 1911, New Mexico found itself at the center of a vicious international conspiracy that threatened its proposed statehood. The unjust commitment of a woman to an insane asylum reveals a plot to nd a missing document, Article X of the Treaty of Mesilla-the Revert Document. Tensions rise as two nations position for legal control over the territory, and soon the United States and Mexico are on a collision course toward war. If the document emerges before Arizona and New Mexico can attain statehood, Mexico could legally recover those lost territories-thereby changing history.

On a more human scale, the sibling rivalry between two sisters descends into criminal behavior, with murder and mayhem and traitorous extremes. Adobe Centori, a hero of the Spanish-American War, arrives in New Mexico and becomes a statehood delegate. A airs of the heart complicate a airs of state as women representing a range of political views compound Centori's challenges. His strongest opponent is Gabriella Zena-"La Guerillera." They share true love but not the same side of the border as champions for New Mexico and Old Mexico.

History is made by people, for people, and "Statehood of A airs"invites readers into the lives and struggles of these heroes-and villains-of the American Southwest's early days."