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In the tradition of the curanderos who understood and applied the medicinal uses of herbs. . .and the viejitos, the Old Ones who made folklore. . .history and tradition come together in the oral narratives passed on to younger generations. The Patron was a man of limitless vision and compassion, a man of justice. There is also a guide to uses of native herbs and plants.
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Fifteen-year-old Maria leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.
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(Part 1 of 2) Alone and rejected, Maria hits the streets of New York in search of the love denied by her alcoholic father and indifferent mother. When Sergio, a dark, worldly stranger, lures her with diamonds, brand-name clothing, and undivided attention, Maria sees a way out of her dysfunctional home. Seduced by Sergio's charm and the promise of wealth and recognition, Maria ignores her panicked intuition and wanders into his lair. But in a world where ambition and deception go hand in hand, where dreams are shattered and innocence crushed, Maria discovers she's trapped in a hell much worse than the one she left. And now, there is no escape. The price for betrayal is blood. Destiny intervenes when Maria meets Christian, a handsome law student haunted by a dark family secret. With her life at risk and time running out, will Maria find the strength to save herself and convince Christian to go against all reason and risk everything to help her?