Author Reyna Grande takes a deep dive into the historical events and places that inspired her new novel! A BALLAD OF LOVE AND GLORY follow a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War. When Ximena and John meet, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together.