

Griffey reels off an old-fashioned love story that embraces and illuminates the plight of legal and illegal immigrant workers who endure horrific conditions at the hands of unscrupulous employers. Oliver, totally smitten, is frustrated because his beloved holds fast to her secrets. While worried about her brother, Eleana must also protect her sister-in-law, who has illegally crossed the border with Eleana's younger brother hoping to deliver her child in the U.S. Learning about her missing brother, Oliver contacts the local sheriff, who discovers that Carlos is not the only missing immigrant worker. An artist and teacher at the local college, he must know this mysterious woman with beautiful Spanish eyes. When she cannot find out where he is working, Eleana searches the local mall in the hopes of seeing him, and draws the attention of Oliver Avery. from Mexico with the necessary papers, expecting to meet her brother Carlos.
