A one-of-a-kind novel that plunges readers into the secrets of Afro-Cuban Santeria--a world of fascinating beauty, pulsating rhythms, and great mystery.

Gabrielle Segovia, Ph.D., is struggling to build a career as a Latina scientist, cope with her third miscarriage, and resuscitate her marriage to fellow biology professor Benito Cruz. Becoming a santera is not in her plans.

But everything changes when her best friend, the feisty Patricia Munoz, drags her into a French Quarter voodoo shop during a conference in New Orleans. When Gabrielle gets home to the San...