The Hacienda

Cañas’s debut supernatural gothic suspense novel explores colonialism, Catholicism, and women’s agency through the eyes of Beatriz following the Mexican War of Independence. In need of protection after the execution of her father, she accepts a proposal from Don Rodolfo Solórzano, ignoring the rumors about his deceased first wife and focusing on the home Hacienda San Isidro will provide. Until she starts seeing gruesome specters and no one believes her. Desperate for answers, she seeks aid from Padre Andrés, a handsome young priest and witch, who agrees to exorcise the house of its demons. An eerie and atmospheric tale.