Writing as The Urban Griot, Omar Tyree sizzles the senses with "Human Heat", the erotic memoir of a darkly handsome Creole in antebellum New Orleans. In Donna Hill's "The Touch", a hypnotically beautiful vampire has the power to seduce any man with a glance, yet yearns for more. One woman's quest for the perfect body has hilarious results in Monica Jackson's "The Perfect Diet", while Linda Addison's "Whispers Between Still Moments" pits a fierce vampire against a powerful vampire hunter determined to end her life. Whether seductive or scary, hilarious or haunting, each story is a groundbreaking collection of all-original vampire stories penned by Black American writers. The perfect read for anyone who wonders what it is that goes bump in the night.
Author Biography
Angela C. Allen, the editor of Dark Thirst, is a twin and a native of Texas. A graduate of Howard University, she is a veteran journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Post, the Washington Post, the Indianapolis Star, the Sun (London), and Honey magazine. She lives in New York City.
New York Times bestselling author Omar Tyree is the winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction, and the 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for Body of Work in Urban Fiction. He has published more than twenty books on African American people and culture, including five New York Times bestselling novels. He is a popular national speaker, and a strong advocate of urban literacy. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn more at OmarTyree.com.
Essence bestselling author Donna Hill began her career in 1987 with short stories and her first novel was published in 1990. She now has more than seventy published titles to her credit, and three of her novels have been adapted for television. Donna has been featured in Essence, the New York Daily News, USA TODAY, Black Enterprise and other publications.
Donna lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.
Monica Jackson is the award-winning author of numerous novels and short stories. Her first novel, Midnight Blue, was produced as a BET television movie of the week. She lives in Topeka, Kansas. Visit her website at www.monicajackson.com.
