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\nMexican Gothic \;meets&n bsp\;Rebecca \;in this debut supernatural suspense novel\, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence\, about a remote house\, a si nister haunting\, and the woman pulled into their clutches...
\nIn t he overthrow of the Mexican government\, Beatriz&rsquo\;s father is execut ed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Soló\;rzano pro poses\, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife&rsquo\;s sud den demise\, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the coun tryside provides. She will have her own home again\, no matter the cost.\n
But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.
\nWhen Rodolfo returns to work in the capital\, visions and voices invade Be atriz&rsquo\;s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo&rsquo\;s sister\, Juana\, scoffs at Beatriz&rsquo\;s fears&mdash\ ;but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook bu rn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark its doorway with stra nge symbols? What really happened to the first Doñ\;a Soló\;rz ano?
\nBeatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will help her.
\nDesperate for help\, she clings to the young priest\, Padre André\;s\, as an ally. No ordinary priest\, André\;s will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and prote ct the woman for whom he feels a powerful\, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness.
\nFar from a refuge\ , San Isidro may be Beatriz&rsquo\;s doom.
\n--From Goodreads.com
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