Archaeology has historically been a field for white men only.
Not anymore. Xiomara Chavez has dedicated her life to the preservation of her Mexican homeland. Out of hundreds of applications, she alone was selected to lead the creation of the Bunchberry Tribal Museum. Faced with her most remote project ever, Xiomara must rely on the help of Calehan, the aloof museum architect. Sparks fly in the archives as Xiomara struggles to refrain from dating in the workplace.
Tight-lipped Calehan Yellowbird has been tethered to Bunchberry, Canada for a thousand years. After the loss of his mother as a teen, Calehan has been providing for his family more than half his life. While he earned his architecture degree nearly a decade ago, the Bunchberry Museum would be his first official project. The pressure was immense, and Calehan felt the pressure of this project being his first…and last. Romance and dreams weren’t in the cards for someone like him. For Xiomara though, he was willing to take the chance.
Thrown among ancient artifacts, shooting stars, and cultural obligations, Calehan and Xiomara must decide if they belong to each other or if the responsibility to their tribes and families are where they must be.
Xiomara is amazing. I love the way that she sees the world and her work. I love that there isn't really a ton of indecision or "will they/won't they" between Xiomara and Calehan in the beginning. They meet and pretty quickly are together.
This is a lovely story. The celebration of Native culture and archaeology was apparent on every page. The author paints these beautiful pictures and really makes you feel homesick for the desert, even if you're not from there.
The cast of characters is Bunchberry is great. Chief Thomas is a bit of a creep in the beginning, but he turns it around eventually. Calehan's family is wonderful. Even Joy when she's being an absolute sass queen. Ultimately, I definitely recommend this. If for nothing else than the archival/curation porn that you get from the description of breaking ground on an archaeological site all the way through opening a museum with those recovered items from that site.
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