Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! September 2022
THE HACIENDA
THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME
Isabel Cañas Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, dark secrets, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.
Gabino Iglesias Buried in debt due to his young daughter’s illness, his marriage at the brink, Mario reluctantly takes a job as a hitman, surprising himself with his proclivity for violence. After tragedy destroys the life he knew, Mario agrees to one final job: hijack a cartel’s cash shipment before it reaches Mexico. Along with an old friend and a cartel-insider named Juanca, Mario sets off on the nearsuicidal mission, which will leave him with either a cool $200,000 or a bullet in the skull.
THE GIRL IN QUEENS Christine Kandic Torres Brisma and Kelly, two young Latinas growing up along Clement Moore Avenue in Queens, would do anything for each other. They keep each other's secrets, hide from their mothers' chancletas, and ward off creepy neighbors. When a sexual assault accusation emerges, both girls rush to support and defend Brian. While Kelly remains staunchly by his side, Brisma begins to have doubts as old memories resurface of her own relationship with him.
TWICE A QUINCEAÑERA Yamile Saied Méndez To make good use of the wedding venue after her upcoming nuptials are called off, 30-year-old Nadia Palacio decides to throw herself a second quinceañera, aka Sweet 15, until she runs into her college fling who looks even more delicious than a three-tiered cake.