Elena, a professional flamenco dancer, is taken by her husband to his ancestral home, for the first time, because the doctor has ordered her to stop traveling with their dance troupe and go to a spot where she can rest during what might be a difficult pregnancy. thus, love, the sorcerer takes place on a remote estate in california, casa del coyote. there, a wealthy spanish-american family, the savallas, are apparently plagued by a curse that no-one wishes to talk about or even acknowledge. soon, elena is beset by questions: why does the patrón, uncle ramón, seem to be such a tortured man? why does ramón's right-hand man, the handsome and charming miguel, seem to have some hidden qualities about him? and exactly what is the power that emanates from miguel's mother, sophia, the housekeeper? elena misses her husband almost desperately, but their irrepressible love is able to break through barriers of time and space with amazing effectiveness. the plot thickens as we approach the moment of evil intent realized.