Awaken My Heart

The unlikely love story between eighteen-year-old Marianne, a wealthy rancher’s daughter, and the infamous Mexican rebel leader who is fighting her father.

In nineteenth-century Texas, Marianne Phillips is the daughter of a wealthy rancher who is in the midst of a struggle with the mestizos who have long held the land. His insistence that they abandon their homeland leads to a rebellion. When the rebels kidnap Marianne, in hopes that Phillips will trade the land for her freedom, she meets the infamous rebel leader, Armando Garcia.

Armando is enchanted with this brave young woman who has taken it upon herself to learn his language, and whose faith seems to guide her through the most difficult situations. But can their love survive in a world that considers them enemies? As Armando learns to lean on the faith that keeps Marianne strong, they must ask themselves how much they are willing to risk to give their love a chance.