Ghosts of the Black Rose — Belinda Vasquez Garcia

RISE OF THE BLACK ROSE, Book 3, of this trilogy is now available Ghosts of the Black Rose is a winner BEST FANTASY 2014 International Latino Book Awards and a BEST FANTASY 2013 New Mexico / Arizona Book Awards Finalist Ghosts of the Black Rose is a novel about love, redemption and second chances the second book in a unique, magical trilogy, The Land of Enchantment. The people of Madrid believe they have done away with the local witch family, but they have not taken into account a witch's spirit. Strange things are going on in Madrid--the opera house theater is said to be haunted. Then there is the mysterious stranger, U. S. Marshal Quill, asking questions about what happened to Samuel Stuwart. His obsession with Samuel's widow, the witch Salia, is unhealthy. Marcelina misses her friend, Salia, and wonders if there is a way to "bring her back." Marcelina can't outrun her destiny. She fears what the local, fanatical religious group will do to her, if they find out about her budding magic. She is simply trying to survive the Great Depression by practicing white magic, as is the Native American shaman, Storm-Chaser, who faces a new threat at the pueblo--Salia's half-brother, Jefe, and his band of rebels. GHOSTS OF THE BLACK ROSE is a novel glowing with rich Southwestern mythology, and the historic setting of Santa Fe. The first book, The Witch Narratives Reincarnation, in 2013 won two BEST FANTASY awards and is a winner of a BOOKS INTO MOVIES Award. A FEW INTERESTING FACTS - Did you know that? Witches in the Southwest flash into fireballs and soar across the sky, as recorded in Santa Fe by witnesses at witch trials. The self-flagellation group, the Penitentes, really do exist in Spain and New Mexico.