TOAST OF TWO CONTINENTS, FROM MEXICO TO SPAIN! They called her La Gringa—beautiful blonde bullfighter Mariana Toscano, daughter of film goddess Pat Palmer and the late great matador Roberto Toscano. But it wasn't until Mariana fled the glitter of Hollywood and the fierce jealousy of her competitive mother...until she discovered the raw beauty of Mexico and the compelling power of the Toscano legacy...until she met the dark brilliant bullfighter Miguel Santos and first felt the thrill of the ring only then did Mariana Toscano know that she had come home at last. But no one, not even the devastating Miguel, could deny her destiny as a bullfighter. And no one, not even her seductive mother, could deny her destiny as a woman. There was only one man who could make Mariana tremble, for she feared no other. He was Miguel, the man both women desired, the matador who taught her everything she knew, and gave her the taste for danger—and desire! Together they would perform their dance of life and death beneath the sun's hot gaze ... together they would weave the dangerous magic of...THE SUN DANCERS
Author
Barbara Faith de Covarrubias was born in Cleveland, raised in Detroit, and lived in Miami for fifteen years. While in Florida, she took night courses in Spanish and writing. She worked for several years in public relations and wrote fiction in her spare time. Finally the desire to spend time in Mexico won out. On arriving there, she was instantly charmed by the country and planned to be very serious about completing her first novel. To Barbara Faith this included no dating. However, the nexy day she was introduced to Alfonso Covarrubias, a retired matador. She couldn't pronounce his namd and she didn't know anything about bullfighthing, but she did know she was in love. They married and lived for several years in Mexico before moving to Chula Vista, California. Barbara credits her husband for giving her the courage to continue writing. Her novels, The Moonkissed and The Sun DAncers, have been popularly received. She has written more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death. She won a RITA Award in 1982.
