V. Castro

Newly turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers.From the twice Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Haunting of Alejandra and Immortal Pleasures, a gripping tale of empowerment, desire and belonging, perfect for readers of A Dowry of Blood and Certain Dark Things.Maria is a wanted woman. She''s wanted by an Aztec trafficker, a cartel boss, the people she fights for, and now the Devil she can''t resist. Her journey begins as a would-be immigrant turned vampire in Juarez, Mexico until the injustices of the world turn her into something else. Forced to leave her home and family, she embarks on a journey across Mexico seeking those answers. She learns a new language and how to survive as a vampire. To ease her restlessness she finds work with an ex-boxer and learns to fight, becoming an unlikely bad ass enforcer of justice for the community that has embraced her. Is she a saint or an old God from a forgotten past?An encounter with a violent, ruthless vampire boss leads her to finally find her creator, and he is nothing like she imagined. Drawn into a world of ancient vampires, deadly conspiracies and a dangerously seductive devil, Maria must find a way to fight for herself and all humankind.A fierce and seductive vampire thriller, pulsing with rage, fear and desire, that explores the dark back streets of Mexico and a vampire woman?s determination to find her place in the world.

Two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, V. Castro dims the lights in a collection where you might devour your next lover or meet your next meal.Readers are invited to The Pink Agave Motel,where brutality and intimacy ooze across the pages, exploring the depths of the unhinged imagination and how human desire unlocks the impulse to bite. Castro?s voice, influenced by Mexican folklore and a feminist perspective, illuminates a deeper view of how unrequited love affects every type of being alike.The titular story focuses on Valentina, the proclaimed leader of a creature cohort, who manages hotel guests, until she is enlightened to a carnivorous death on the property. To avoid exposure that threatens her existence, she partners with (the hauntingly handsome) grieving friend of the dearly departed to solve the murder. Further within these tales, discover a woman who is a fish out of water drinking at a seaside honky tonk, the trapped guests who undergo sexual liberation, and aliens who find the sexiest of disguises.These short stories evoke an alluring voice, sure to make the reader shiver in arousal and horror, never quite knowing what could happen next. Castro pushes past the limits of gothic terror and fantasy to carve a dangerous path of lust and violence, all throughout the reader?s charming stay at The Pink Agave Motel.

Embark on an interstellar adventure like no other in V. Castro’s thrilling official novelization of Part Two of Zack Snyder’s epic new universe. From the mind of Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. Get ready to return to Veldt with the sequel to Rebel Moon Part One – A Child of Fire. Rebel Moon Part Two ? The Scargiver continues the epic saga of Kora and the surviving warriors as they prepare to sacrifice everything, fighting alongside the brave people of Veldt, to defend a once peaceful village, a newfound homeland for those who have lost their own in the fight against the Motherworld. On the eve of their battle, the warriors must face the truths of their own pasts, each revealing why they fight. As the full force of the Realm bears down on the burgeoning rebellion, unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge, and legends are made. Novelized by V. Castro, two-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author. Experience Rebel Moon on the page in this pulse-pounding novelization.

Když mírumilovnou kolonii na měsíci v jednom z nejzazších koutů vesmíru ohrozí armády tyranského regenta Balisaria, stane se Kora, tajuplná cizinka žijící spolu s vesničany, jejich nejlepší nadějí na přežití.V blížící se bitvě mohou přijít doslova o všechno. Kora musí najít schopné bojovníky, aby se po jejím boku pokusili o nemožné – vzdorovat Mateřskému světu. Shromáždí malou bandu válečníků – vyvrhelů, povstalců, rolníků a válečných sirotků z rozmanitých světů, které spojuje touha po vykoupení a pomstě.Až na jejich zapadlý měsíc dopadne stín celé Říše, ve výhni boje proti nepřemožitelné přesile bude muset z nesourodé bandy povstalců ukout novou armádu hrdinů.Vychutnejte si knižní podobu filmu Rebel Moon (Netflix, 2023) z pera spisovatelky V. Castro, jejíž knihy byly dvakrát nominovány na cenu Brama Stokera.

Když mírumilovnou kolonii na měsíci v jednom z nejzazších koutů vesmíru ohrozí armády tyranského regenta Balisaria, stane se Kora, tajuplná cizinka žijící spolu s vesničany, jejich nejlepší nadějí na přežití. V blížící se bitvě mohou přijít doslova o všechno. Kora musí najít schopné bojovníky, aby se po jejím boku pokusili o nemožné – vzdorovat Mateřskému světu. Shromáždí malou bandu válečníků – vyvrhelů, povstalců, rolníků a válečných sirotků z rozmanitých světů, které spojuje touha po vykoupení a pomstě. Až na jejich zapadlý měsíc dopadne stín celé Říše, ve výhni boje proti nepřemožitelné přesile bude muset z nesourodé bandy povstalců ukout novou armádu hrdinů. Vychutnejte si knižní podobu filmu Rebel Moon (Netflix, 2023) z pera spisovatelky V. Castro, jejíž knihy byly dvakrát nominovány na cenu Brama Stokera.

In this seductive dark fantasy from the author of The Haunting of Alejandra, an ancient Aztec vampire roams the modern world in search of vengeance and love. Hundreds of years ago, she was known as La Malinche: a Nahua woman who translated for the conquistador Cortes. In the centuries since, her name has gone down in infamy as a traitor. But no one ever found out what happened to La Malinche after Cortes destroyed her people. In the ashes of the empire, she was reborn as Malinalli, an immortal vampire. And she has become an avenger of conquered peoples, traveling the world to reclaim their stolen artifacts and return them to their homelands. But she has also been in search of something more, for this ancient vampire still has deeply human longings for pleasure and for love. When she arrives in Dublin in search of a pair of Aztec skulls-artifacts intimately connected to her own dark history-she finds something else: two men who satisfy her cravings in very different ways. For the first time she meets a mortal man-a horror novelist-who is not repelled by her strange condition but attracted by it. But there is also another man, an immortal like herself, who shares the darkness in her heart. Now Malinalli is on the most perilous adventure of all: a journey into her own desires.

When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, a mysterious stranger named Kora becomes their best hope for survival. From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors—outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a new army of heroes is formed. Novelized by V. Castro, two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated author. Experience Rebel Moon on the page in this pulse-pounding novelization.

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