The Legend of Juan Miguel: The Tale of an Unlikely Texas Hero

by Anna K. Sargent

#1 in both Historical Fiction and Historical Romance genres, during Amazon February 2014 promotions.

Equal parts history and mystery, romance and hero’s journey, this Texas tale has more twists and turns than a country back road. In The Legend of Juan Miguel, Anna K. Sargent revisits Texas in the late 19th century, that famed era when the West began and Texas was in a border conflict with Mexico. But in this story, the hero is Hispanic. Sargent asks us to cast aside what we think we know about identity and the history and mythology we’ve been taught. Ride along with the young Juan Miguel as he uses every guise and all the courage he can muster to win back his fortune, his good name, and his lost love. Deprived unjustly of his birthright by ambitious Anglo ranchers, the son of the wealthiest Tejano in Texas is spurred on by a forbidden passion for the woman who is married to one of those ranchers. Handsome, loyal, brave, and cunning, this caballero reinvents himself over and over and becomes a Hispanic hero for the ages.

“A good, old-fashioned Texas tale with a twist. Blending fiction and history with forbidden love, family honor and underdog heroism, Sargent tells the story of how an ordinary man became a legend. … Sargent does a fine job of showing how this unlikely love develops, and her writing has a cadence that is both elegant and charming … this is also a compelling tale of the growing tensions between whites and Hispanics over dwindling property and how the hardships of life turned that sweet young man into an outlaw. A fun Western romp … “