La Bruja de Lo Salvaje / Witch of Wild Things

Cuenta la leyenda que, hace algunos años, una de las mujeres Flores ofendió a los dioses que, como castigo, maldijeron a su familia. Ahora, cada una de las descendientes nace tocada por la magia. También Sage Flores, que ha estado huyendo de su familia y de sus dones desde la muerte de Sky, su hermana más pequeña. Ocho años después, las circunstancias la obligan volver a volver a todo eso de lo que ha estado escapando. Como si no hubiera pasado el tiempo retoma su trabajo en Cranberry Rose Company y utiliza sus “habilidades” para comunicarse con las plantas. Así, descubre un espécimen rarísimo en los terrenos vecinos. Lo que se supondría una tarea sencilla se complica cuando aparece en escena su compañero en estudios botánicos, Tennessee Reyes. El mismo Tennessee que le rompió el corazón en la preparatoria. Trabajar con él le hace recordar momentos genuinamente dulces del pasado…y su nueva versión sexy le está robando el corazón. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic. Sage Flores has been running from her family—and their “gifts”—ever since her younger sister Sky died. Eight years later, Sage reluctantly returns to her hometown. Like slipping into an old, comforting sweater, Sage takes back her job at Cranberry Rose Company and uses her ability to communicate with plants to discover unusual heritage specimens in the surrounding lands. What should be a simple task is complicated by her partner in botany sleuthing: Tennessee Reyes. He broke her heart in high school, and she never fully recovered. Working together is reminding her of all their past tender, genuine moments—and new feelings for this mature sexy man are starting to take root in her heart. With rare plants to find, a dead sister who keeps bringing her coffee, and another sister whose anger fills the sky with lightning, Sage doesn’t have time for romance. But being with Tenn is like standing in the middle of a field on the cusp of a summer thunderstorm—supercharged and inevitable.

Raquel Vasquez Gilliand is a Pura Belpré Award-winning Mexican American poet, novelist, and painter. She received her BA in cultural anthropology from the University of West Florida and her MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Raquel is most inspired by folklore and seeds and the lineages of all things. When not writing, Raquel tells stories to her plants, and they tell her stories back. Witch of Wild Things is her third novel.