by Adrian Phoenix | Oct 7, 2010 | Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
Midnight Moon Cafe is featuring Black Dust Mambo and will be giving away a signed copy of Black Dust Mambo. Drop by, the site and leave a comment for a chance to win a signed copy of the book.

Black Dust Mambo
For those of you who’ve already read the book, I’d love to hear who your favorite character is. Trouble-bait Kallie? Nomad Layne? Web-Md obsessed Belladonna? Love-em-and-leave-em Dallas? Fiery McKenna? Urbane Lord Augustine? Bondalicious Felicity?
by Adrian Phoenix | Jul 30, 2010 | Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
Discussions about the book are taking place at several different sites. You can join in the discussion at Bitten by Books in the weekly book group (going through this weekend for BDM). I’ll be answering any questions y’all might have about the story and so will the characters.
You can also join in the fun at BN.com’s Paranormal & Urban Fantasy book club.
Or drop by the Club Hell Forum and visit the Black Dust Mambo thread and chat away.
by Adrian Phoenix | Jun 22, 2010 | Events and Appearances, Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
Join me for another fun interview and giveaway on All Things Urban Fantasy. Here’s what we’re giving away:
3 signed copies of BLACK DUST MAMBO, a bottle of hoodoo attraction oil & a handmade hoodoo mojo bag for love or protection or success, and a complete set of signed The Maker’s Song books (A Rush of Wings, In the Blood, and Beneath the Skin).
by Adrian Phoenix | Jun 15, 2010 | Events and Appearances, Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
Join me on Patricia’s Vampire Notes for an interview about hoodoo and nomads. We’ll be giving away a signed copy of Black Dust Mambo along with a bottle of attraction oil and a mojo bag.
Here’s a taste of the interview:
PVN: How did you find the native voices for your characters and then turn them into the written word?
AP: Listening to people talk, picking up cadences from character speech in movies and on TV. Often when I’m writing, I’ll speak the dialog to get the rhythm right and to make sure it’s the way people would actually speak it. Meaning – proper grammar is a no-no. Most of us don’t use it in our conversations with friends and family. At least, I don’t. (I do for professional contacts and conversations, however.)

PVN: How does Hoodoo differ from Voodoo?
AP: The main difference is that Voodoo is a religion, with priestesses (mambos), priests (houngans) and devoted practitioners who participate in ceremonies to summon the loa (natural spirits and those of the dead), while Hoodoo is a system of folk magic following the same belief system as Voodoo, including the same gods/loas/saints.
Read the rest and enter the contest here . . .
by Dante Baptiste | May 7, 2010 | Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
I had a fun chat with Courtney at Paranormal Fantasies about Black Dust Mambo and a few other things.

PF: Could you please tell us a little about BLACK DUST MAMBO in your own words?
AP: Hi Courtney! Thanks so much for inviting me to hang with y’all!
BLACK DUST MAMBO is the story of Kallie Rivière and her friends, who get caught up in darkest murder, mystery, and chilling revenge while attending the annual May Madness Carnival for magic-users in New Orleans. While struggling to keep herself and those closest to her alive as she races to figure out who is behind the murder and why, Kallie also finds herself tossing buckets of water on hunky conjurers in their boxers and facing-off with a good-looking nomad who is determined to keep her alive.
by Dante Baptiste | Apr 28, 2010 | Hoodoo Series, News and Announcements |
The Witch Queen of New Orleans by Funky Nashville
It begins with an especially vicious hoodoo murder. Not only did the victim suffer terrible anguish during his death throws, but when his body died so did his soul. Such hoodoo soul eating magic has come from a strong practitioner. Who could it be and more importantly why was it done? The man who died was Kallie Riviere’s lover. Fairly soon it becomes clear that she was the intended target. Could it have something to do with her hoodoo family connections and her dark, tragic past?
Read the rest of the review at Patricia’s Vampire Notes.

