For fans of Mexican Gothic and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, The Ordinary Bruja is a psychological horror and magical realism novel about grief, ancestral secrets, Dominican brujería, and one woman’s fight to reclaim the magic her family tried to bury.
When strange messages appear in mirrors, and the scent of cigar smoke follows her through her small Ohio hometown, Marisol Espinal must confront the ghosts of her past, the truth about her mother’s death, and the family curse waiting for her on Hallowthorn Hill.
Her ancestor buried the magic. Now it wants out.
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Join me for an evening of books, culture, and community at Danza Azteca Citlaltonac Indigenous Cultural Center in Coachella, California. I’ll be there for a special book signing from 7:00–8:30 PM, with signed copies of my books available, including The Ordinary Bruja. My stories explore family, ancestral memory, cultural identity, grief, inherited wounds, magic, and […]
Join me at GRIM FESTIVAL 2026 in Stockton, California, for a full day celebrating storytelling, horror, books, film, art, food, and all things wonderfully grim. I’ll be there as an author vendor with signed copies of my books, including The Ordinary Bruja, for readers who love gothic horror, magical realism, haunted families, ancestral secrets, psychological […]
Join me at Cottonwood’s Fall Festival for an afternoon of books, local vendors, community fun, and autumn vibes! I’ll be there with signed copies of my books, including The Ordinary Bruja, along with other bookish goodies. Come browse the vendor booths, discover your next haunting read, and stop by my table to chat about Dominican […]
Step into the spooky season with Johanny Ortega at the Macabre Mysterium Market during Zombie Crawl 2026 in Vista, California. This evening market will bring together horror lovers, local vendors, eerie entertainment, and the undead for a Halloween celebration spread across three neighboring brewery locations. Johanny will be selling and signing copies of The Ordinary […]
Join Johanny Ortega, author of The Ordinary Bruja, at the Twentynine Palms Book Festival from November 13–15, 2026. This will be the first public event appearance for The Ordinary Bruja, a Dominican gothic horror novel about messy family dynamics, inherited magic, grief, silence, and the kind of haunting that begins long before the ghost […]
Join Dominican-American author Johanny Ortega at NovelCon 2027, a large multi-author book signing and bookish marketplace in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hosted by Readers of the Valley and Bookish Becca Co., NovelCon […]