The Possession of Alba Díaz

When plague descends on colonial Mexico in 1765, Alba Díaz flees to her fiancé’s isolated silver mine seeking refuge. But safety proves fleeting when something ancient and malevolent awakens in the depths below. Soon Alba is plagued by violent convulsions, sleepwalking, and hallucinations that blur the line between possession and madness. She can feel it—something cold and furious coiling beneath her skin, growing stronger with each passing night.

Elías came to the New World to escape his family’s dark legacy, not to fall for his cousin’s betrothed. Yet he can’t ignore the dangerous chemistry crackling between them, or the way Alba seems to be slipping away as the demon’s hunger intensifies. In the shadow of the mine, where Church doctrine meets forbidden occult practices, they’ll uncover secrets that should have stayed buried.

From bestselling author Isabel Cañas, this atmospheric Gothic horror plunges readers into a world where colonial Mexico’s silver-rich earth conceals something far more valuable—and infinitely more dangerous. Cañas weaves Mexican folklore, historical detail, and spine-tingling supernatural dread into a story that will keep you reading late into the night.

Perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic and readers who crave Gothic romance with genuine scares, The Possession of Alba Díaz delivers forbidden attraction, demonic forces, and the kind of mounting tension that makes you check over your shoulder. Some things are better left in the dark. But it’s already too late.

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