When architect Elena Santos inherits forty-seven acres in rural New Mexico from a great-aunt she never knew, she expects to find empty land and old foundations. Instead, she uncovers a devastating secret buried for over a century—and a love story that ended in flames.
In 1890, two women—Josephine Marlowe and Clara Vance—built a sanctuary in the foothills of Sierra Blanca, a place where women in need could find safety, healing, and hope. For six years, they helped hundreds of people. Then, on Valentine's night 1896, three men burned it to the ground. Josephine died in the fire. Clara survived, but lost everything—and spent the rest of her life waiting for someone to return and finish what they'd started.
Now Elena must confront the violence that shaped her family's silence. With her closest friend Maren—a woman with intuitive gifts of her own—she begins to rebuild the sanctuary, unearth the past, and heal wounds that have festered for generations. But the land remembers everything. And some miracles can only bloom in the coldest season.
Roses in March is a sweeping story of ancestral trauma, women's resilience, spiritual awakening, and the healing power of place.
