"Annette Gray captures the essence of the real life romance and adventures of Mamie Bier Aguirre, a most extraordinary woman of the West."

- Mary Kasulaitis, Historian, Arizona

"In reading the impressive saga entitled "Journey of the Heart," written by Annette Gray, I decided it is one of the best I have ever read."

- Yginio F. Aguirre, grandnephew of Mary B. Aguirre, Arizona

"In this book Annette Gray engagingly chronicles the life story of Mamie Aguirre, an American pioneer woman of extraordinary courage and talent. Mamie's Missouri marriage at age eighteen, to don Epifanio Aguirre, an aristocratic freighter and merchant from New Mexico, set in motion a series of stirring adventures that shaped the course of her life. Author Gray, in this richly textured narrative, provides the first complete account of Mamie Aguirre's personal history. I can strongly recommend Journey Of The Heart without hesitation."

- Marc Simmons, Historian, New Mexico