The Witch at Rivermouth

"Nestor, why does this creature hate me so much? Why does she hate my blood?" Minerva Herrera, a young Colombian woman and devout Catholic, is the love of Nestor McCorley's life. And although twelve years of parochial school have left Nestor with mixed feelings about God and the Church, he and Minerva marry after a brief courtship. She quickly becomes pregnant and the couple enjoy a happy domestic life. But in the late stages of her pregnancy, as Minerva is lighting a candle to the Blessed ...