{"product_id":"brujas-nest-9781951971571","title":"Bruja's Nest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Love Witch\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMonstrilio\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eBruja's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, where a young woman's abuse history and ambition erupt into body horror, class war, and monstrous motherhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised amidst poverty, alcoholism, and sexual abuse, Yolanda is determined to seize control of her future. When she starts work as an indentured servant on the Fernández De la Rosa estate, she realizes she can secure a place as the lady of the house: with a spell from the local bruja, she can trick their naive son into getting her pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the fertility ritual--piercing her flesh, tucking a rooster's heart inside herself--begets more than she expected. Yolanda's body swells and seethes with infection, her few allies dwindle, and she delivers a massive egg under the watchful eye of Santa Muerte, the Mexican folk saint of death. The hacienda where she's been promised a permanent home is full of blasphemies, secrets, and bodies, and the family she's tied herself to is loyal only to wealth and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Yolanda will do anything to protect her child, who deserves the love and safety she never had. Even if everyone insists he's a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Latorre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creature Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951971571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda LaTorre\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexico City native and holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine and a Creative Writing Certificate from UCSD. Her stories have found a home in places such as \u003ci\u003ePyre Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eYour Body, My Rage\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, the \u003ci\u003eCollective Visions\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, and more. She was Editor of Popular Fiction for the \u003ci\u003eStonecoast Review\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is currently a writing mentor in the WriteHive Mentorship Program. \u003ci\u003eBruja's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brenda Latorre \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001568960669,"sku":"9781951971571","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5b9c998f-d56c-4b6a-8152-cc28b1886c23.jpg?v=1791980308","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/brujas-nest-9781951971571","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}