The Possession of Alba Díaz

By: Isabel Cañas

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Synopsis: When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn&’t trust…from bestselling author Isabel Cañas.In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family&’s isolated mine for refuge. But safety proves fleeting as other dangers soon bare their teeth: Alba begins suffering from strange hallucinations, sleepwalking, and violent convulsions. She senses something cold lurking beneath her skin. Something angry. Something wrong. Elías, haunted by a troubled past, came to the New World to make his fortune and escape his family&’s legacy of greed. Alba, as his cousin&’s betrothed, is none of his business. Which is of course why he can&’t help but notice the growing tension between them every time she enters the room…and why he notices her deteriorate when the demon&’s thirst for blood gets stronger. In the fight for her life, Alba and Elías become entangled with the occult, the Church, long-kept secrets, and each other… not knowing that one of these things will spell their doom.