We are partnering with local coffee shop < strong>Helena's Coffee for October's Director's Book Club.
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Helena's Coffee is located in 823B S University Dr\, Plantation\, FL 33 324. \;
\nMexican Gothic \;meets \;Rebecca \ ;in this debut supernatural suspense novel\, set in the aftermath of the M exican War of Independence\, about a remote house\, a sinister haunting\, and the woman pulled into their clutches...
\nDuring the ov
erthrow of the Mexican government\, Beatriz&rsquo\;s father was executed a
nd her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Soló\;rzano propose
s\, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife&rsquo\;s sudden
demise\, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the cou
ntryside provides. She will have her own home again\, no matter the cost.<
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But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagine
d.
When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital\, visions and voice s invade Beatriz&rsquo\;s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo&rsquo\;s sister\, Juana\, scoffs at Beatriz&rsquo\;s f ears&mdash\;but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorwa y with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doñ\;a Sol ó\;rzano?
\nBeatriz only knows two things for certain: Somethi ng is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her.
\nDes perate 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 s kills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the haciend a and'protect'the woman for whom he feels a powerful\, forbidden attractio n. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. \;
\nFar from a refuge\, San Isidro may be Beatriz&rsquo\;s doom.
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