The Enchanted Hacienda

I heard about this book before it was published and was excited to read it. Someone described it as “Encanto” but an adult story. This book is more than that. There is a magical element, tied to a ranch in Mexico and a family that cares for the land. But at its heart, the story is about rebirth and new beginnings, about love, family and heritage, about becoming who you are meant to be. One of the quotes I noted sums it up: “Life is just a series of beginnings and endings. It's one long season of learning how to let go. People, dreams, ideas, jobs, love. We hold each close to our bones and spirits, clutching so tightly we risk suffocating that which we profess to love, and then the time to let go comes - it always comes. We can run, or fight, or try to hide, but none of that will change the gathering storm on the horizon. And maybe it's the storms that change us, that help carve a new path toward who we were always meant to be.”