"In San Francisco in 1866\, an Irish nun\, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat\, giv es birth to a daughter named Emilia del Valle. Raised by a loving stepfath er\, Emilia grows into an independent thinker and a self-sufficient young woman. To pursue her passion for writing\, she is willing to defy societal norms. At the age of seventeen\, she begins to publish pulp fiction using a man's pen name. When these fictional worlds can no longer satisfy her s ense of adventure\, she turns to journalism\, convincing an editor at The Daily Examiner to hire her. There she is paired with another talented repo rter\, Eric Whelan. As she proves herself\, her restlessness returns\, unt il an opportunity arises to cover a brewing civil war in Chile. She seizes it\, as does Eric\, and while there\, she meets her estranged father and delves into the violent confrontation in the country where her roots lie. As she and Eric discover love\, the war escalates and Emilia finds herself in extreme danger\, fearing for her life and questioning her identity and her destiny." -- Provided by publisher.
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