Las Puertas, New Mexico is a gritty, rough edged town in Northeast New Mexico, a land unique for its seclusion and its centuries old Native American, Latino and Chicano cultural heritage. The Las Puertas Tales is a collection of four novellas. Gordo tells the story of a violent young man whose short life of crime finds its end in the canyons of the Sangre de Cristos; The Boxing Game follows a boy's desire to become an Olympic boxer and his father's zealous support that exposes the existence of major criminal organizations and creates a treacherous situation for his family and the town of Las Puertas; The Strangers shows how conflict can result between the locals and the New Age intruders who try to impose their beliefs on the people of Atzlan; and Land of Enchantment finds a young artist's search for inspiration from the beautiful, rugged landscape of the Southwest leads to a dangerous involvement with the Hermanos Penitentes and unexpected consequences.   220 pages  hc