J.C. Cervantes, New Mexico fantasy author, will be at Bookworks 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday, May 18, to celebrate her new novel, The Enchanted Hacienda!  She will be in conversation with author Lorena Hughes, to celebrate Cervantes’ new adult novel.

The Enchanted Hacienda introduces us to the magical Estrada family.  When Harlow Estrada is abruptly fired from her dream job and her boyfriend proves to be a jerk, her world turns upside down.  She flees New York City to the one place she can always call home–the enchanted Hacienda Estrada.  The Estrada family farm in Mexico houses an abundance of charmed flowers cultivated by Harlow’s mother, sisters, aunt, and cousins.  By harnessing the magic in these flowers, they can heal hearts, erase memories, interpret dreams–but not Harlow.  So when her mother and aunt give her a special task involving the family’s magic, she panics.

J.C. Cervantes is a New York Times best-selling author.  Her books – such as The Fire Keeper: Storm Runner 2, The Fractured Path: The Mirror 3, The Lords of Night: Shadow Bruja 1, and Flirting With Fate – have been published in more than 12 countries and have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, and Amazon’s Best Books of the Month.  She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award and the Zia Book Award.  She currently resides in the Land of Enchantment with her family and spoiled pups, but keeps part of her heart in Southern California, where she was born and raised.  When she isn’t writing, she is haunting bookstores and searching for magic in all corners of the world.