The Forest of Lost Souls

Vida is a young woman who grew up in the wilderness of forested mountains, raised by her great-uncle, who is now dead. She feels an unusual closeness to the natural world, above all to the wolves that share the mountains with her. Hard experience, love, loss and the prophecies of a fortuneteller have shaped her, and what she wants now is peace.

Kettleton County stands in the way. José Nochelobo, the man she loved and a local hero, died there in what is officially an accident. Vida has reasons to doubt that account, and she is not willing to leave the question alone.

Powerful men in Kettleton have their own interest in the matter. They want Vida gone for good, as José is, and they come for her one at a time, ready to do whatever their plans demand. Vida is just as ready for them, and she has the forest and its formidable wonders on her side. She will not stop until order and goodness are restored.

This is a novel built on a clash of good and evil, with myth and love running through it. The stakes are personal and the threat is steady, with a lone heroine facing a group of men who hold local power.