By Kristy McCaffrey
The city of Monclova sits in the northern state of Coahuila
in Mexico near the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range. Established in 1577 by
Spanish colonists, it was later the capital of Nueva Extremadura provincial.
It was also the first colonial capital of Texas.
In 1836, the state of Coahuila y Tejas was divided into Coahuila and Tejas (or Texas). During this time the Texas revolution occurred—a rebellion by Anglo-American immigrants as well as Hispanic Texans against the centralist Mexican government. Mexico believed the United States had fomented the insurrection with the goal for annexation. Only the province of Texas succeeded in breaking from Mexico, creating the Republic of Texas. A decade later it was added to the U.S.
Monclova is known for silver, lead, zinc, and copper mining,
and today is one of Mexico’s largest iron and steel works.
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THE FALCON opens in Monclova, Mexico, as Matt Ryan faces his past with his youngest daughter, Josie.
Wings of the West: Book 12
Coming July 3, 2026
Josie Ryan’s connection to Texas runs deep, from the land to an almost preternatural kinship with the animals in the wild. This bond has led her to the edge of life and death, from saving a boy caught in a fire when she was eleven years old to being struck by lightning to a mountain lion attack that almost ended her life. The discovery of an abandoned falcon chick leads to a fierce attachment, but with only intuition to guide her, Josie struggles to train the wildest creature she’s ever encountered. When she learns of a man who could help, she’s determined to gain an introduction.
Mateo Almirón, El Halconero—The Falconer—and Argentine gaucho, is tasked with delivering two prized purebred Criollo mares to Matt Ryan, a man whose reputation casts a long shadow. Years ago, Ryan saved the life of Mateo’s father, and the horses will settle the longstanding debt, but when the exchange goes wrong, Mateo is entrusted with protecting Ryan’s daughter, Josie. Now Mateo and Josie must hide in the mountains of Northern Mexico where stories abound of Josie’s mother, a woman who lived among the Comanche and rose from the dead.
But in a place alive with superstition, Josie and her untamed falcon will give rise to a new legend …
Josie is the youngest child of Matt and Molly from THE WREN.
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Available for pre-order from Amazon, Nook, and Apple Books.
(It will also be available at Kobo, Google Play Books, and in paperback on release day.)
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