{"product_id":"vampires-of-el-norte-9780593436738","title":"Vampires of El Norte","description":"\u003cb\u003eVampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural Western from the author of\u003ci\u003e The Hacienda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething that once attacked Nena nine years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelieving Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero. But no amount of drink can dispel the night terrors of sharp teeth; no woman can erase his childhood sweetheart from his mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the United States invades Mexico in 1846, the two are brought abruptly together on the road to war: Nena as a curandera, a healer, striving to prove her worth to her father so that he does not marry her off to a stranger, and Néstor as a member of the auxiliary cavalry of ranchers and vaqueros. But the shock of their reunion--and Nena's rage at Néstor for seemingly abandoning her long ago--is quickly overshadowed by the appearance of a nightmare made flesh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd unless Nena and Néstor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Ca as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593436738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabel Cañas \u003c\/b\u003eis a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern languages and civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069804437619,"sku":"9780593436738","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5a5be853-9285-4238-8c1d-7eb268f997b7.jpg?v=1780604261","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/vampires-of-el-norte-9780593436738","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}