Sandra Proudman

Sandra Proudman is the editor of the young-adult Latinx science-fiction and fantasy anthology Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories and a contributor to the young-adult horror anthology The House Where Death Lives.

She is also a literary agent, passionate about bringing underrepresented voices to the forefront. When not busily immersed in all things publishing, she can be found spending time with her amazing husband and adorable toddler, gathering roly-polies and going on adventures, catching up on all her shows, or trying to get the perfect tortilla puff.

Salvación is her first full-length novel.

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Salvación

Lola de La Peña yearns to be free from the societal expectations of a young Mexican lady of her station. She spends her days pretending to be delicate and proper while watching her mamá cure the sick and injured with sal negra (black salt), a recently discovered magic that heals even the most mortal of sicknesses and wounds. But by night, she is Salvación, the free-spirit lady vigilante protecting the town of Coloma from those who threaten its peace and safety among the rising tension in Alta California after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

But one night, a woman races into Coloma, barely alive, to tell the horrifying tale of how her town was obliterated by sal roja (red salt), a potent, deadly magic capable of obliterating anything it comes into contact with, and about the man who wields it: Damien Hernández. So when Hernández arrives the next day with a party of fifty strong and promises of returning Alta California to México, Lola knows it’s only a matter of time before he brings the region under his rule—all Hernández needs is the next full moon and the stolen, ancient amulet he carries to mine enough sal roja to conquer the land. Determined to protect everything she loves, Lola races against time as Salvación to stop his plans. What she didn’t count on was the distracting and infuriating Alejandro, who travels with Hernández but doesn't seem to share his ambitions. With the stakes higher than ever and Hernández getting closer to his goals, Lola will do anything to foil his plans, even teaming up with Alejandro—who she doesn’t fully trust but can’t help but fall in love with.

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Sandra Proudman

Salvación

Salvación

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