Bøger af Nicole Givens Kurtz

From the mind of acclaimed "genre polymath" author and storyteller, Nicole Givens Kurtz, comes this collection - an enthralling journey through a unique world of human ambition, technological advancement, and the ultimate power of the human spirit.Death Violation Trilogy: Stories from the District contains stories that follow Regulator Inspectors, Fawn Granger and her partner, Briscoe Baker, as they traverse the District-a post-apocalyptic District of Columbia-in tales of rebellion, high-tech espionage, and cyberpunk action. Each death violation takes them deeper into the heart of the District. They take on danger, discover new technologies, and uncover secrets that shape their beloved city.Join them and experience a future that's both familiar and strange, vibrant and yet harsh, in this thrilling collection of cyberpunk noir stories.This collection of all three Death Violation Trilogy novellas includes exclusive artwork from renowned artists, Sean Hill and Daniel Hugo.

Outlawed and banned magick weaver, Akub, once known as The Devourer, arrives on the ice planet, with one goal-snatch the queen's soul. Armed with a soul-stealing orb, she's ready to fulfill her quest as ordained by the goddess herself. There's only one person standing in her way: Minister Knight Zykeiah. They once had a passionate, unbridled affair. It ended in tragedy. Zykeiah will do anything to protect the Veloris queen and stop Akub. She knows the savagery of The Devourer firsthand. Yet when an even greater threat seeks to destroy the kingdom, Akub, Zykeiah, and all the Minster Knights must work together to vanquish it. Will Akub have the courage to face her new destiny and become a hero, or will her past actions risk embracing a new future? The fate of Veloris depends on her choice.

Who says you can't go home again? Tracy Johnson has seen better days. She's suffered her fourth miscarriage, her boyfriend has left her and an unexpected death has called her home. Home isn't where her heart is, and Tracy hadn't been there since high school graduation. She got out and she never planned to go back-until now. It isn't long after the funeral when Tracy discovers that death is the least of her worries. As she reunites with her high school friends, Tracy discovers lies, sex, and betrayal have festered in her absence. Through this rollercoaster ride, Tracy and her friends fight to break free of society's perceptions of a complete woman. Some will rise and embrace their completeness. Others will crack beneath the pressure. Only one thing is certain. No one-not even Tracy, will ever be the same.

Mocha Memoirs Press is proud to present SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire - a revolutionary anthology celebrating vampires of the African Diaspora. SLAY is a groundbreaking unique collection and will be a must-have for vampire lovers all over the world. SLAY aims to be the first anthology of its kind. Few creatures in contemporary horror are as compelling as the vampire, who manages to captivate us in a simultaneous state of fear and desire. Drawing from a variety of cultural and mythological backgrounds, SLAY dares to imagine a world of horror and wonder where Black protagonists take center stage - as vampires, as hunters, as heroes. From immortal African deities to resistance fighters; matriarchal vampire broods to monster hunting fathers; coming of age stories to end of life stories, SLAY is a groundbreaking Afrocentric vampire anthology celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the African Diaspora.Featuring anchor stories by award winning authors Sheree Renée Thomas, Craig L. Gidney, Milton Davis, Jessica Cage, Michele Tracy Berger, Alicia McCalla, Jeff Carroll, and Steven Van Patten.Additional Contributing Authors: Penelope Flynn, Lynette Hoag, Steve Van Samson, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald, Balogun Ojetade, Valjeanne Jeffers, Samantha Bryant, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Miranda J. Riley, K.R.S. McEntire, Alledria Hurt, Kai Leakes, John Linwood Grant, Sumiko Saulson, Dicey Grenor, L. Marie Wood, LH Moore, Delizhia D. Jenkins, Colin Cloud Dance, and V.G. Harrison.

Sent to investigate a strange murder in a quiet remote egg, can Hawk Tasifa find the killer before she becomes the next target?Prentice Tasifais an investigative hawk whose been deployed from The Order to the small egg of Gould, a mountain village. A missing girl had been found dead. Hawks investigate strange and difficult situations throughout the Kingdom of Aves. They can "see the unseen," by accessing a unique ability to activate hawk-like vision, a trait they carry through their bloodlines. When Prentice arrives in Gould, she soon discovers that there isn't just one bird dead, but three. Has the hidden town's secrets contributed to the deaths? Did the victim's controversial relationship? There's a serial killer operating in little known Gould, and she has to find the person before she ends up next.

When someone with a pistol meets someone with a magic wand, the pistol loses.From Nicole Givens Kurtz comes a collection of weird western short stories nestled in the often horrific American past and tucked into the parched future. Here are tales of talisman, magic, and the power of ancients wielded by those strong enough to endure the harsh new frontier. These rugged individuals brought not only their belongings but their eastern beliefs with them.They weren't ready for the west.Are you?Saddle up. Escape to a West as weird and wonderful as one might imagine.

Life's never simple for private inspector, Cybil Lewis. Her investigation for her latest client runs into a snag: dead bodies all over The District with his DNA. Is it a malfunction in the system or something far more sinister?

Afrocentric Books presents the second installment in the Afromyth Fantasy Series.This anthology contains fourteen fantasy stories featuring characters of the African diaspora, stories that will take you from the American antebellum South, where an African god searches for his voice, to the far-flung future, where a caravan of ships makes harbor in a Saharan sea. Follow a young boy who, with the help of ancestral magic, learns what it truly means to be a warrior. Take a spirit journey as a young girl learns to be a goddess. Afromyth Volume 2 is an eclectic collection of tales whose fantasy themes run the gamut from romance to horror, including a story of a woman whose sanity is tested by her family's demons. Within these pages, a healer unlocks an ancient power, a woman rides the gods, and a god rides a bike.Explore new worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent.

Imagine horror where black characters aren't all tropes and the first to die; imagine a world written by black sisters where black women and femmes are in the starring roles. From flesh-eating plants to flesh-eating bees; zombies to vampires to vampire-eating vampire hunters; ghosts, revenants, witches and werewolves, this book has it all. Cursed drums, cursed dolls, cursed palms, ancient spirits and goddesses create a nuanced world of Afrocentric and multicultural horror. Seventeen terrifying tales by seventeen of the scary sisters profiled in the reference guide "100 Black Women in Horror." Includes the stories Appreciation by Mina Polina, Death Lines by Nuzo Onoh, Sweet Justice by Kenesha Williams, Bryannah and the Magic Negro by Crystal Connor, The Lost Ones by Valjeanne Jeffers, Tango of a TellTale Heart by Sumiko Saulson, Blood Magnolia by Nicole Givens Kurtz, Labor Pains by Kenya Moss-Dyme, Return to Me by Lori Titus, Here, Kitty! by LH Moore, Left Hand Torment by R. J. Joseph, Dark Moon's Curse by Delizhia Jenkins, Killer Queen by Cinsearae S, Sisters by Kai Leakes, Black and Deadly by Dicey Grenor, Trisha and Peter by Kamika Aziza, Alternative(TM) by Tabitha Thompson, and The Prizewinner by Alledria Hurt.