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Bloomsbury presents Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall read by Ana Osorio and Johnny Rey Diaz

Awardwinning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe Garca McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds

In modernday Mexico Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela Targeted by a dangerous gang member she flees to the United States to find her father The night before her journey she finds an ancient conch shell on the beach and takes it with her as a memento of home

In 1521 Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan which is besieged by Spanish invaders He has fought valiantly but hope for his people is running out Desperate to escape he takes up his mothers sacred conch and sounds a plea to the gods

The conch holds magic neither Sitlali nor Calizto understand magic that allows them to communicate across centuriesand find comfort in each other as they fight to survive With each conversation they fall deeper in love and as the moon waxes they become more present to each other But as danger threatens at every turn will they ever find a way to truly be together