The Caballeros of Ruby, Texas
WILLA Literary Award Finalist, Best Original Softcover Fiction

In this sequel to "Fire Lilies," Don Miguel Caballero, a successful labor contractor in Texas' Rio Grande Valley and later, in California's Salinas Valley, enjoys the good life: prosperity, the respect of his community, a marriage of thirty years, six bright children. But gradually, all he has worked for begins to unravel. Three of his daughters give their versions of the disintegration of an idyllic way of life.

Reviews ~

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurty calls The Caballeros of Ruby Texas, "A vivid picture of the Rio Grande Valley as it was fifty years ago...and a very good read."

"Massey is a gifted storyteller and this book will carry you very far into myth, memory, and wonderful characters."
~ Virgil Surez, author of Latin Jazz

"These stories are told with the heart of Victor Villasenor and the heartbreak of Laura Esquivel."
~ Kathleen Alcala, award-winning author of Spirits of the Ordinary