Sometimes, distance is kept through obedience and precaution, but when destiny presents encounters... what happens? Nature has a way of connecting everything through words, a simple wave, a subtle nod, an ethereal thought, or an elusive touch. Add a small amount of prying curiosity and bits of delicate madness to destiny's wish and one can never tell what may come to pass. * 1960s Loma Parda: Superstitions and belief that ghosts, witches & magic exist was common and openly discussed among friends. They believed a myth which conveyed that the presence of a stork/la cigue a at the birth of a child brought either good or bad fortune and depended purely on the God-given choice of the stork. This created unrealistic views when Narcisia Gonz lez was born in the presence of a stork. It sent superstitious minds soaring, and life-long neighbor and midwife, Do a Victoria's behavior from friendly to cruel towards their family. Do a Victoria's peculiar past, her actions, and innuendos about the family gave people of the community fodder for gossip. Her tittle-tattle did not go favorably for her. The opposite occurred. Everyone suspected she was a witch and blamed her for unexplained occurrences that took place way back when and since Narcisia's birth. The Midwife Book 2 Spellbound is the second of The Midwife Series by VG Gonzalez.