{"product_id":"these-vengeful-wishes-vanessa-montalban-9781638930280","title":"These Vengeful Wishes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teen girl moves to a small town and discovers a mysterious wishing well possessed by La Cegua, a vengeful female spirit with the face of a horse skull, in Vanessa Montalban's new YA fantasy standalone. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her stepfather is arrested, aspiring artist Ceci moves back to her mother's hometown of Santa Aguas, an eccentric small town steeped in the legend of La Cegua, the specter of a wronged witch who appears on lonely roads at night, luring untrustworthy men to their deaths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCeci and her mother take up residence in the abandoned manor of the Sevilla family, rumored to have been cursed by La Cegua, where she begins to uncover a past that seems to be connected to her mother. The more she learns of the Sevillas, the more Ceci finds herself forming a strange affinity with the feared Cegua, who she suspects is the one inspiring her paintings of a mysterious door in the forest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the very door Ceci has been painting appears in the woods, she decides to venture through it with her new friend, Jamie. Together, they discover a well, guarded by the statue of a veiled woman. A well for granting wishes. The well of La Cegua. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat starts off as harmless fun quickly escalates into something sinister when Ceci realizes that the wishes are putting the people she loves in danger and testing her own penchant for vengeance. After learning others are also searching for the well, Ceci must confront the truth of her mother's past and prevent La Cegua's wishes from being used for the wrong reasons. Ceci knows too well how much people will sacrifice for power. Every wish has its price, and La Cegua never forgets the ones who have wronged her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Montalban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638930287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638930280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zando Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Vanessa Montalban","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934132592895,"sku":"9781638930280","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01c1ddbf-96d8-4782-9b6c-25d90834eb33.jpg?v=1721790420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-vengeful-wishes-vanessa-montalban-9781638930280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}