In the teeming heart of colonial Havana, blood and status draw lines no man can easily erase. Santiago Blood (also published as The Street of the Sun) unfolds the epic tale of the proud de Santiago family—of Miguel, born with the audacity to imagine freedom; of Enrique, tortured by a birth he cannot erase; and of Matrona Socialite and demimonde, both striving for acceptance in a world built on inequality.
Here, in Havana’s sun-scorched streets, love, betrayal, ambition, and violence intertwine. Miguel’s idealism clashes with Enrique’s desperation; the scars of slavery stretch beyond chains; legitimacy becomes both a burden and a weapon. Navigating forbidden desire, social expectation, and the relentless weight of heritage, each character must choose what they truly crave: power, peace, or the courage to change.
A sweeping saga of passion and injustice, Santiago Blood confronts what it means to be born free—or to reckon with being otherwise. For readers yearning for historical drama that pulses with longing, conflict, and the fierce ache for freedom, Lance Horner gives a tale both grand in scope and sharp in its truths.