<p>^{Adam Clay, architect/homebuilder falls desperately in love with Florecita, a beautiful young Hispanic girl employed to clean his house. The romance blossoms quickly, and they begin to plan for the future. A dark cloud, however looms. Florecita is undocumented. They try to live low-key until the issue is resolved, but too soon the storm comes. &#39;WHERE ONCE A FLOWER GREW&#39; takes the reader from a historic southern capitol to the slums of Mexico City with a story not easily forgotten.}</p>