Maria The Wanted: Exclusive look at new vampire horror novel

From V Castro, the critically acclaimed Mexican-American author leading the way in feminist genre fiction, seductive dark fantasy, and folk horror comes a brand new vampire horror with Maria The Wanted and not only are we delighted to share the stunning cover (above), we’re also giving you lucky folks an EXCLUSIVE look into the novel with Chapter One, ready to read right here on SciFiNow!

But first, check out the official synopsis of Maria The Wanted…

Maria is a wanted woman. She’s wanted by an Aztec trafficker, a cartel boss, the people she fights for, and now the Devil she can’t resist. Her journey begins as a would-be immigrant turned vampire in Juarez, Mexico until the injustices of the world turn her into something else.

Forced to leave her home and family, she embarks on a journey across Mexico seeking those answers. She learns a new language and how to survive as a vampire. To ease her restlessness she finds work with an ex-boxer and learns to fight, becoming an unlikely badass enforcer of justice for the community that has embraced her. Is she a saint or an old God from a forgotten past?

An encounter with a violent, ruthless vampire boss leads her to finally find her creator, and he is nothing like she imagined. Drawn into a world of ancient vampires, deadly conspiracies and a dangerously seductive devil, Maria must find a way to fight for herself and all humankind…

We have to wait until next summer for the release of Maria The Wanted but you can meet Maria right here, in Chapter One of the novel where we find her working overtime to build a new life in the States when something terrible happens…