“Phoenix is a beautiful storyteller–her prose flows like poetry . . . an extraordinarily entertaining novel that is addictively readable.” — Explorations: The BN SciFi and Fantasy Blog
“With mystery and suspense, Kallie and Co. are surefire hits in Phoenix’s brand-new series. Magic and murder abound, but with plenty of humor and heart to keep the story flowing along very smoothly.” — RT Book Reviews
“From its opening scene, the fantastic Black Dust Mambo latches onto the reader and does not let go, even after the last page is turned.” — Bitten by Books (Click to read the rest of the review.)
Book One of the Hoodoo Series
“There will be times, girl, when all your magic ain’t going to be
enough, times when it will seem to dry up like mud under the
noonday sun, or even make matters worse . . .”
Kallie Riviere, a fiery Cajun hoodoo apprentice with a talent for trouble, finds herself smack-dab in the middle of one of those times her mentor warned her about when she visits New Orleans to attend the Hecatean Alliance’s annual carnival: her hard-bodied conjurer hookup ends up dead in her blood-drenched bed. And he was killed by something that Kallie would never dream of touching — the darkest of dark juju, soul-eating juju — a black dust hex that may have been meant to kill her.
Now Kallie has to use every bit of hoodoo knowledge and bayou-bred mojo she possesses to clear her own name and find the killer even as that dark sorcerer hunts Kallie and her friends. But Kallie’s search for the truth soon leads her in a direction she never anticipated — back home to Bayou Cypres Noir, and to Gabrielle LaRue, Kallie’s aunt, protector, and hoodoo mentor . . . who is looking more and more like she just might be the one who wants Kallie dead.
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I wanted to send a short note to say that I am new to reading your books. Am a about 1/3 through A Rush of wings and when I was shamelessly starting to cry after Lucien came crashing through St. Louis Catherdral I knew you had me hooked as a devoted fan! I thank you so much for giving me a little piece of home. My mother’s family is Creole, from the 7th Ward. I grew up in Savannah, but my heart and soul have always known New Orleans was home in the truest sense of the word. My father was from Pittsburgh but he too had the same bond with her, the city. I had just moved back 6 months before Katrina hit. I live in Philadelphia and miss my home so much. Thank you for sharing such an amazing story, a whole new spin on vampire mythology, (when I realized who Lucien is, and then you brought Loki in, you flipped my wig LOL!!!) but also for sharing and teaching about the beautiful, rich culture of Cajuns. It worries me often that Cajun and Creole culture is a dying thing since Katrina and with the fear of the next natural disaster to hit. Thank you for helping ensure that won’t happen.
Your latest fan,
Krysten
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