Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel,set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independenceabout a remote housea sinister hauntingand the woman pulled into their clutches… During the overthrow of the Mexican governmentBeatrizΓÇÖs father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Sol├│rzano proposesBeatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wifeΓÇÖs sudden demisechoosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home againno matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capitalvisions and voices invade BeatrizΓÇÖs sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. RodolfoΓÇÖs sisterJuanascoffs at BeatrizΓÇÖs fearsΓÇöbut 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 doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Do├▒a Sol├│rzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her. Desperate for helpshe clings to the young priestPadre Andr├⌐sas an ally. No ordinary priestAndr├⌐s will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerfulforbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. Far from a refugeSan Isidro may be BeatrizΓÇÖs doom.