Josefina Montoya is growing up on her family’s rancho near Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1824. Ever since Mamá died a year before, Josefina and her three sisters have been struggling to carry on without her. One bright autumn day, happy news arrives—their beloved grandfather is returning home after a long trading trip. Josefina knows that he will bring exciting stories and wonderful treasures from his journey, just as he always does. But this time he brings something more—a great surprise that Josefina and her sisters never even dreamed of.