Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

A frightening horror story grounded in history about families living on the Texas Mexican border in 1840's. Mexican ranching families living north of the Rio Grande were Mexican citizens yet they were given no support from their home country when American armies swarmed them ready to take the land they had held for generations and claim it for the states. Nena is the daughter of a wealthy rancher who is destined to marry one of her class not her childhood friend Nester a vaquero who works for her family. While a tragic event caused them to be separated for almost ten years those feelings have remained. However they have bigger problems on the horizon. A strange malady is taking hold of the people of South Texas as shadowy blood sucking vampires of legend are attacking more frequently and the Anglo armies land vampires are pushing south. Family loyalty, old traditions, love and magic will all be put to the test in this horror story you can sink your teeth into. Readers of historical fiction will enjoy this as much as the readers of classic horror stories.  4 stars