The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost.

But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.

When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—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 doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano?

Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her.

Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés 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 powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness.

Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom.

★ “It is quietly hopeful—a satisfying tone to end on for what is otherwise a tense and electrifying story – and marks her as a serious writer to watch.” —The Harvard Crimson

★ “Reminiscent of both Jane Eyre and Carol Goodman’s The Widow’s House (2017), this can be offered to fans of Gothic suspense.” —Booklist

★ “The Hacienda is a ghost story that also earns its place as literature. Cañas is a name to watch.” —Daniel Abraham, co-author of The Expanse series

★ “Lush, sinister, and darkly romantic. The Hacienda is a haunting and brilliant debut.” —Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching

★ “Gothic terror at its best, layered with tension: class, religious, and sexual. You will be so immersed in its skillful storytelling that the hours will vanish.” —Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel

Publisher: ‎ Berkley (May 3, 2022)
Language: ‎ English
Hardcover: ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0593436695
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593436691
Item Weight: ‎ 1.27 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 6.26 x 1.17 x 9.32 inches