The Fire and the Fury
Dorcas already resented the imperious Don Julio Valdares for what he was doing to her half-brother Ramon, whom she so dearly loved. So it was more than she could bear when Valdares also started interfering with her promising friendship with Rafael Montez!

Why couldn't Don Julio just mind his own business?

Hero: Julio Esteban de Valdares y Montevida
Heroine: Dorcas James