V. Castro Books in Order

Turned into a vampire in Juárez, Maria struggles through years of menial work before learning to fight for her adopted community. Discovering her creator draws her into an ancient organization confronting a threat to humanity itself.

Five young Chicana friends hold a playful séance in San Antonio, but one begins chanting in an ancestral language and behaving strangely. While a priest insists on demonic possession, her friends investigate the possibility of something older and more powerful.

Returning to Texas for a wedding, Belinda encounters the legend of a murdered Mexican farmworker whose cries reached an Aztec death goddess. Exploring the farmhouse's past draws her and its owner into a story of vengeance, worship, and rebirth.

During Las Posadas, Nola hopes to turn her attraction to a new mortician into something more. Hosting their regular puzzle gathering brings an unexpected visitor to her home, disrupting the romantic evening she had imagined.

These horror stories draw on Chicana lives, Mexican folklore and urban legends to explore desire, injustice and survival. Devils, vengeful women and unexpected transformations reveal how familiar social pressures can become encounters with the monstrous.

Gods, mermaids, pirates and ordinary women resist oppression in these stories rooted in the mythical homeland of Aztlan. Colonial exploitation, environmental destruction and violence provoke transformations and acts of revenge that unsettle the boundaries between human and monster.

Tula attends a struggling Halloween and Día de los Muertos event at an abandoned Texas petting zoo. What looks like a disappointing night out becomes a fight for survival when the advertised Calavera proves horribly real.

Haunted by a crying woman in white, Alejandra turns to therapy and begins exploring the maternal family she never knew. She discovers a supernatural presence shared by generations of women, and must draw on their strength to resist it.

Once known as La Malinche, an ancient vampire travels the world returning stolen artifacts to conquered peoples. A search for Aztec skulls brings her to Dublin, where two very different men awaken desires that complicate her mission.

Psychic Luisa Aguila accompanies her son Lorenzo on a school visit to the White House, fearing what its dead might reveal. Her ability to experience past and future turns an ordinary outing into an encounter with spiritual darkness.

Maite and Angelica hope to turn their traveling spiritual and art business into a permanent shop. A viral nun costume fails to solve their money problems, so they attempt a side job that leaves them seeking supernatural help.

Valentina runs a motel that shelters creatures with dangerous appetites until a death threatens to expose them. Her murder investigation anchors a collection of stories where folklore, desire and violence blur the boundaries between lovers and prey.

Turned into a vampire in Juarez, Maria leaves her family and travels across Mexico seeking answers about her transformation. Learning to fight makes her a defender of her community, but finding her creator exposes conspiracies that threaten humanity.