Description: "A thing of uncanny, chilling beauty. Hauntings, exorcisms, incantations, forbidden love -- The Hacienda transports one to a world where love triumphs over demons." -- The New York Times "[R]omantic, frightening, claustrophobic, and entirely satisfying." -- Vulture "A tale of romance, dread, and supernatural menace." -- Harper''s Bazaar "[A] gothic tale of doomed love and vengeful spirits." -- The Washington Post "[A] chilling Mexican gothic horror, full of suspense that will have you tethered to each page." -- NPR "This Gothic thriller is *impossible* to put down." --Cosmopolitan "Looking for supernatural suspense, forbidden love and a history lesson set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence? Pick up The Hacienda ." -- Parade "Don''t read this gothic horror right before bedtime, especially if you''re prone to nightmares." -- Good Housekeeping "[A] dazzling debut....Yeah, this one will keep you up at night, muttering ''one last page." -- E! News "A deliciously haunting novel that slithers into your mind and keeps you dreaming of it." -- Buzzfeed "After you read and enjoy Mexican Gothic , pick up this beautifully unsettling tale. Set in post-Independence War Mexico, this chilling suspense novel will leave you with chills as you follow the terrifying haunting at Hacienda San Isidro." -- Glamour " Pretty much the perfect Gothic novel... meaning it reads like a brilliant piece of historical fiction and a, ''Okay, I''m gonna need to sleep with the lights on now,'' horror novel." -- Jezebel "The scary, atmospheric, gorgeous Gothic of my dreams." -- Rachel Hawkins , New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs "Gothic terror at its best, layered with tension: class, religious, and sexual. You will be so immersed in its skillful storytelling that the hours will vanish." -- Simone St. James , New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel "A haunted history, a gory gothic, a forbidden romance. This book kept me up at night, and it was worth every second of lost sleep." --Alix E. Harrow , New York Times bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches "A hypnotic, sinister tale that is equal parts terrifying and luxurious. Caas''s debut is a nightmare lined with velvet." -- Roshani Chokshi , New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves " The Hacienda is a perfect gothic and Caas is not afraid to pull in the horror element. An impressive debut." --Jayne Ann Krentz , New York Times bestselling author of Lightning in a Mirror "A haunting gorgeous tale of doomed love, vengeful spirits, and tortured faith that I could not put down." -- S.A. Chakraborty , bestselling author of The Empire of Gold "Lush, sinister, and darkly romantic. The Hacienda is a haunting and brilliant debut." -- Alexis Henderson , author of The Year of the Witching "Absolutely enthralling--I read it in one sitting because its vivid prose and spectacular twists and turns made it impossible to put down." -- Genevieve Gornichec , bestselling author of The Witch''s Heart "As romantic as it is terrifying, The Hacienda is a lush, atmospheric read that never pulls any punches. Horror fans, fantasy fans, and romance fans will all find something to love here." -- Hannah Whitten , New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "A stunning, spellbinding debut. The Hacienda is bone-chilling and gloriously gothic. Absolutely unmissable." -- Rachel Harrison , author of The Return " The Hacienda is a ghost story that also earns its place as literature. Caas is a name to watch." -- Daniel Abraham , co-author of The Expanse series "[A] spooky Gothic story full of supernatural flourishes." -- PopSugar "Caas clearly knows the genre, alternately deploying and subverting haunted house tropes. The result is a brilliant contribution to the new wave of postcolonial Gothics. Readers won''t want to miss this." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Lush, beautiful, and completely deserving of the comparisons to Rebecca, The Hacienda is essential reading in the gothic revival." -- CrimeReads "[A] blend of horror and mystery with a gothic heart, complete with a heroine on the brink of madness, running into the night in fear. This chilling read exposes the rotting soul of colonialism and manages to be wildly entertaining while doing so." -- Shelf Awareness "Debut gothic thrills appropriately billed for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia''s Mexican Gothic and Oyinkan Braithwaite''s My Sister, the Serial Killer ." -- Library Journal "If you love the Gothic Horror genre but are keen to see a heroine with more agency and a story with plenty of bite, The Hacienda just might be what you''ve been looking for." -- Mystery & Suspense "If you like gothic horror (creepy manors and the like), then you''ll love this highly anticipated thriller that takes place at a haunted hacienda." -- Betches "Reminiscent of both Jane Eyre and Carol Goodman''s The Widow''s House (2017), this can be offered to fans of Gothic suspense." -- Booklist "As much a historical novel with an underlying political commentary as it is a thriller with a good mystery at its core." -- Book Riot "[A] remarkable blend of suspense, horror, romance and supernatural gothic....[A] magical combination, not only of genres and vivid character and story arcs, but of ideas - explorations of racism, oppression, power, resilience and resistance. It''ll also scare the pants off you, its lush, hypnotic prose causing you to stare into the shadows." --Booktrib "This gothic novel will pull you in with vivid language and drop you into a sinister world. Reminiscent of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier in its setup, this story is infused with a much darker horror....Caas has created engaging characters in Beatriz, Andrs, and, yes, the house, but beware of blood and supernatural violence. The pages turn quickly to a faultless, satisfying ending." -- Historical Novel Society "[T]his haunted and haunting novel is just the terrifying gothic debut you want to read tonight." -- Ms. Magazine "It is quietly hopeful - a satisfying tone to end on for what is otherwise a tense and electrifying story - and marks her as a serious writer to watch." -- The Harvard Crimson

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