Aspiring author Dr. Myaisha Douglas joined the Greensboro Women of Color Writing Group hoping to publish her writing, and never expecting to play amateur sleuth in a real-life murder mystery.When someone murders a friend and member of the group, Myaisha believes she can help the police solve the crime. An avid mystery fan, she relies on the skills she gained from those stories to catch the killer.Though determined to get justice for her friend, the amateur ...

Dark Blood Awakens is a paranormal urban fantasy incorporating Black girl magic with myths from the African diaspora.As a child, Makeda's mom forced her to abandon sorcery. Instead, she pursued a career in nursing while killing monsters with her family of mwindaji. For over a millennium, the mwindaji have hunted Korlemo, a 1000-year-old vampire.While working in Haiti, Makeda's desire to recapture her sorcery skills increases. When a lead takes her to a Kentucky rural hospit...

Murder follows Myaisha even on a road trip to South Carolina. While attending the Fiction Writers of America conference with members of her writing group, Myaisha hears about the Platinum Pen award. A fellow author from Charleston suspects the award process has become corrupted.After discovering the Charlestonian's dead body, Myaisha becomes homicide's main suspect. Between back biting authors and dubious conference organizers, there are plenty of suspects. A member of her writing ...

Following her husband's death from cancer, Dr. Julia Toussaint rebuilt a comfortable life with her son, Evens. But when he's murdered, she's devastated. Months of psychiatric treatment leave her confused and alienated from her former life. With the support of friends and family, she recovers, but things have changed. Her aging parents want her to return home to North Carolina, but Julia has unresolved business in California.After resigning as chief of pediatrics for a position at a...

While Makeda focuses on sorcery, the mwindaji regroup after their failed assault in Kentucky. Korlemo, a thousand-year-old Ibori vampire, escaped. Makeda reconnects with her deceased great-grandmother. She travels to Memphis to apprentice under two sorcerers. While there, Makeda realizes the sorcerers are keeping secrets, and their motives are suspicious. But with a demon threatening her life, Makeda is eager to learn. However, the cost is significant.Since the attack in Kentucky, ...

When she's not busy practicing medicine, Dr. Myaisha Douglas writes mysteries. She'd like to devote more time to her personal relationships, but murder intervenes. The twin sister of a Greensboro Women of Color Writing Group member dies suddenly. Myaisha suspects murder. Her writing group investigates the case, hoping to publish a true crime story.But the investigation becomes deadly when Myaisha uncovers an important secret behind a necklace. With the police prepare to arrest her ...

Everyone's known some kind of bad neighbor: the loud, the rude, the nosy, or the accusatory. Unfortunately, Myaisha's neighbor in suburban Greensboro, a hard-drinking man named Jared, is pretty much all four, even going so far as calling Animal Control on her beloved dog Boomer -- all while ignoring the destruction of her fence at the hands of his own kids.Then, Jared is found mysteriously dead. While rattled, Myaisha is not overly shocked or upset, considering his habits and the t...

Aspiring author Dr. Myaisha Douglas joined the Greensboro Women of Color Writing Group hoping to publish her writing, and never expecting to play amateur sleuth in a real-life murder mystery.When someone murders a friend and member of the group, Myaisha believes she can help the police solve the crime. An avid mystery fan, she relies on the skills she gained from those stories to catch the killer.Though determined to get justice for her friend, the amateur ...

Dark Blood Awakens is a paranormal urban fantasy incorporating Black girl magic with myths from the African diaspora.As a child, Makeda’s mom forced her to abandon sorcery. Instead, she pursued a career in nursing while killing monsters with her family of mwindaji. For over a millennium, the mwindaji have hunted Korlemo, a 1000-year-old vampire.While working in Haiti, Makeda’s desire to recapture her sorcery skills increases. When a lead takes her ...

When she’s not busy practicing medicine, Dr. Myaisha Douglas writes mysteries. She’d like to devote more time to her personal relationships, but murder intervenes. The twin sister of a Greensboro Women of Color Writing Group member dies suddenly. Myaisha suspects murder. Her writing group investigates the homicide, hoping to publish a true crime story.But the investigation becomes deadly when Myaisha uncovers an important secret behind a necklace. While juggling a romantic affair, ...

Following her husband’s death from cancer, Dr. Julia Toussaint rebuilt a comfortable life with her son, Evens. But when he’s murdered, she’s devastated. Months of psychiatric treatment leave her confused and alienated from her former life. With the support of friends and family, she recovers, but things have changed. Her aging parents want her to return home to North Carolina, but Julia has unresolved business in California.After resigning as chief of pediatrics for a position at a...