{"product_id":"muneca-by-cynthia-gomez","title":"Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with longing and desire, \u003ci\u003eMuñeca\u003c\/i\u003e explores the true cost of freedom and the lengths we go to attain it. Cynthia Gómez's writing is utterly hypnotic; from the very beginning, she had me completely under her spell.\" --Monika Kim, author of \u003ci\u003eEyes are the Best Part\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1968 Oakland, and Natalia Fuentes has been hearing rumors about the beautiful Violeta Miramontes. The young heiress to Spanish colonial wealth has been left paralyzed by a mysterious illness. But Nati knows a thing or two about witchcraft, and she is certain that this is the work of dark magic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmed with a plan to break the spell and earn a handsome reward, Nati works her way into the house as Violeta's caretaker, and immediately discovers her suspicions are true. But who cursed Violeta? And why?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs feelings between the two women bloom into romance, Nati grows more and more reckless, and is forced to face her own ghosts-- ones she hoped would stay gone forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRiveting and richly layered, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuñeca \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores how far one will go to save the person they love--even if that means damning themselves. Cynthia Gómez fills her debut novel with moments that chill your bones and warm your heart, a razor-sharp examination of deep-rooted issues that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Gómez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nightmare Box and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a Tin House and VONA alumn whose short fiction has published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantasy Magazine, Strange Horizons, Pseudopod, Nightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and numerous anthologies. She lives in Oakland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eJune 02, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798217047574\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63008451100753,"sku":null,"price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/Muneca_HC.png?v=1793215707","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/muneca-by-cynthia-gomez","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}