Silent Surrender by Rita Herron

Silent Surrender by Rita Herron

The legend of Quetzalc atl is the enduring epic myth of Mesoamerica. The gods create the universe, but man must carefully tend to the harmony of the world. Without spiritual attention to harmony, chaos may reign, destroying the universe and civilization.

The ancient Mexicans, like other peoples throughout the world, wrestled with ideas and metaphors by which to know the Godhead and developed their own concepts about their relationship to the universe. Quetzalc atl came to the Toltecs to teach them art, agriculture, peace, and knowledge. He was a redeemer god, and his story inspires, instructs, and entertains, as do all the great myths of the world.

Now available in paperback, the Lord of the Dawn is Anaya's exploration of the cosmology and the rich and complex spiritual thought of his Native American ancestors. The story depicts the daily world of man, the struggle between the peacemakers and the warmongers, and the world of the gods and their role in the life of mankind.

Rita Herron, a New York Times bestselling author, fell in love with books when she was eight years old, when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. She left her profession as a kindergarten teacher for a career as a writer twenty years ago, and she now has more than ninety romantic novels to her credit. She particularly enjoys writing dark romantic suspense stories set in little southern communities. RT Book Reviews gave her a Career Achievement Award for her work in Series Romantic Suspense, as well as the National Readers' Choice Award and a RITA nomination. Her Slaughter Creek novels (Last to Tell and Her Dying Breath) and Graveyard Falls novels (All the Dead Girls, All the Lovely Faces, and All the Gorgeous Brides) have garnered glowing reviews. Rita is a proud mother and grandma who hails from Atlanta, Georgia.