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<p>Hern��n Moreno Hinojosa is a retired Law Enforcement Officer and Author.&nbsp;Hern��n became interested in&nbsp;collecting folk stories when he was only 16 and still living in Hebbronville Texas. Hern��n would frequently&nbsp;accompany his father to La Florida Ranch which was leased for cattle production at the time.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Most ghost stories about La Florida Ranch were told by word-of-mouth. Strangely enough no one would remain at La Florida after dark. One of the employees told Hern��n This place has many ghosts that we leave as soon as the sun begins&nbsp;to set. </p><p>The ghost most frequently mentioned at La Florida was Candelaria&nbsp;a 17 year old girl who was said committed suicide by drowning and&nbsp;believed to still haunt the ranch. One night Hern��n found Candelaria's lost grave and immediately realized that the story of Candelaria was not a legend.&nbsp;Candelaria was a real-live person who lived and died during the mid-1800's.&nbsp;Hern��n realized her story had to be recorded before it became just another <em>Cuento Viejo</em> or legend<em>. If the story of Candelaria is true what about the other ghost stories frequently repeated by the older generations?</em></p><p>Hern��n began writing down all these stories.&nbsp;The story of Candelaria was first published in 1994 by <em>TEXAS Sunday Magazine </em>of the <em>Houston&nbsp;Chronicle Newspaper.</em>&nbsp;Hern��n was already a Metro Policeman and&nbsp;Houstonians begin calling Hern��n at work and leaving messages;&nbsp;<em>I am a teacher in the City of South Houston. Can you come and speak to my class?&nbsp;I think I am related to Candelaria.&nbsp;Can you tell me where her grave is?&nbsp;Would you like to join our writer's group? </em></p><p>Hern��n submitted a 24-story manuscript to <em>Pi��ata Books (University of Houston Art�� Publico Press</em>). Half of the stories were approved by <em>Pi��ata Books</em> published and released under the title of <em>The Ghostly Rider</em>. </p><p>The rest of the stories were later accepted by <em>Overlooked Books </em>and&nbsp;published and by the <em>Valley Byliners </em>who featured eight of his stories in two anthologies they published. </p><p>Hern��n retired from the Metro Police in 2008.&nbsp;He currently divides his time between their Houston home and their South Texas ranch with his wife Herlinda Garza.&nbsp;They recently celebrated their 48<sup>th</sup> wedding&nbsp;anniversary. They are blessed with four children; three girls one son and one grandson.&nbsp;He is still collecting ghost stories and writing.&nbsp;This is a really fun must-read! <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>HOPE KELLEY BOOK PUBLISHING</span></p><p><br></p>