Nima works at a fancy hotel in the laundry room to make ends meet, but music is her life. She has big dreams of arenas and tour buses like her idol Lita Ford. However, her big breakthrough in the hair band scene and in love has been a difficult road. She wants a miracle.Fate steps in and the lead singer of Blood Moon, Mars Rhodes, happens to be staying at her hotel. She would do anything to get a demo tape into his hands. She wants just a moment from him, but he wants much more fro...

“Five of us sat in a circle doing our best to emulate the girls in The Craft, hoping to unleash some power to take us all away from our home to the place of our dreams. But we weren’t witches. We were five Chicanas living in San Antonio, Texas, one year out of high school.”One hot summer night, best friends Lourdes, Fernanda, Ana, Perla, and Pauline hold a séance. It’s all fun and games at first, but their tipsy laughter turns to terror when the flames burn straight throug...

Love Shouldn't Hurt.Scarlett is a witch. Her spell casting takes the form of music for those seeking help in love. However, she is asked for a playlist that isn't to bring in love or make it stay. It's to kill it off for good.She must make the decision to delve into the darkest magic of her life or walk away from a woman in grave danger.

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this “utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood” (Library Journal, starred review).“Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet.”—PasteA POPSUGAR...

In July 2024, I ventured to the Amazon rainforest in Quito, Equador, for a three day plant medicine retreat after a painful ending to a relationship. This is my account of what I experienced and what I learned about the remaining pain of all my past relationships. This is an honest an quick read if you are plant medicine curious.

An ancient Aztec vampire roams the modern world in search of vengeance and love in this seductive dark fantasy from the author of The Haunting of Alejandra.“Hauntingly rendered and decadently written, Immortal Pleasures is a surprising and fantastical portrait of one of history’s most fascinating (and perhaps most misunderstood) figures.”—Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last SpokeHundreds...

**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. A would-be immigrant turned vampire, ...

When there is no Plan B.Maite and Angelica travel across Mexico to fairs with their small spiritual and art business. To attract more buyers, Maite wears a nun costume designed to replicate the demon Valak from the films. One video goes viral. But it's not enough. As business becomes more difficult they want to make enough to open their own shop. Their dream. They decide a one time side hustle can be exactly what they need. Nothing goes as planned and their only hope is Valak....

A groundbreaking Latinx Aliens novel by a rising star Latina author, featuring the fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez from the hit movie Aliens and the family she is forced to leave behindEven before the doomed mission to Hadley’s Hope on LV-426, Jenette Vasquez had to fight to survive. Born to an immigrant family with a long military tradition, she looked up to the stars, but life pulled her back down to Earth—first into a street gang, then prison...

Nola has been single for years as she has put her success over love, but this Las Posadas she hopes to find something more with the gorgeous mortician who has just moved into town to take over the local funeral home after the owners die in a house fire.For weeks the tension has been building between Nola and Henry during their weekly meetings at Puzzle Club. At the start of Las Posadas, and her turn to host Puzzle Club, Nola has an unexpected guest in her new home.Pozole and...

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...

Planet Tepes is the first book in the universe following the mysterious Valeria Tepes.She was the wife of the infamous Lord Vlad Tepes. He was known on Earth as avampire, however, he was so much more. And so were his ancestors.The tale begins in colonial Spain when Valeria first encounters the dark Lord. Theirwhirlwind romance takes them to his home in Eastern Europe until fate sends her toa distant planet.Centuries pass until the year 2100 when a ...