Bøger af Hernandez Marcos Antonio Hernandez

He went to be their savior. But will doing the Lord's work lead him into darkness?1549. Friar Diego de Landa's devotion is beyond question. Convinced God intends for him to fulfill a whispered prophecy, the young Franciscan eagerly works to convert the Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula. And when he saves a girl from sacrifice and persuades her people to become Christians, he's certain he's on the path of glory.Discovering a greedy Spanish landowner persecuting the native population, Friar Diego determines to protect them and punish the cruel man. But when he repatriates thousands of Maya and uproots centuries of indigenous traditions, the pious priest's obsessive pursuits may end up destroying them all.Can the zealous missionary recover from a disastrous intervention without causing a cultural catastrophe?Where They Burn Books is the thrilling next installment in the Hispanic American Heritage Stories series, based on historical events. If you like authentic settings, rich detail, and dark characters, then you'll love Marcos Antonio Hernandez's vivid narrative.Buy Where They Burn Books to set fire to the past today!

He's devoted to God. But will the power of the written word send him to the brink of insanity? 2010. Cortez Vuscar yearns for his absent father to return. Convinced it will happen if he can grow their church's congregation, the pious young man is devastated when he's fired after a coworker implicates him in a drug deal gone wrong. Adrift and wandering into the more affluent city streets, he becomes enraptured by a beautiful woman who captures his heart with her kindness.Certain he's found his true love, Cortez sets out to win her from her wealthy and unfaithful boyfriend. But his fascination with the famous literature the young woman is reading infects his mind with a deadly descent into madness...Can this wounded soul recreate a literary fantasy?They Also Burn People is the thought-provoking companion to Where They Burn Books, both part of the Hispanic American Heritage Stories series. If you like indigenous revenge, haunting character portrayals, and the sometimes-dangerous force of desire, then you'll adore Marcos Antonio Hernandez's chilling take on humankind's fatal flaws.Buy They Also Burn People to fan passion's flames today!