In Angela C. Allen's "Vamp Noir," organized crime and the occult meet in the form of a hypnotically beautiful, twenty-something vampire who rides a motorcycle and works as the part-time muscle for a New York City mob capo.

The Urban Griot (Omar Tyree) sizzles the senses with the erotic memoir "Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire" as the darkly handsome Creole, Martelli Daniel Sosa, transports readers back to Antebellum-era New Orleans and the origins of his vampire blood.

Veteran writer Monica Jackson, loved by her many fans for her quirky sense of humor, outdoes herself in "The Ultimate Diet" a tale of one sister's quest for the perfect body that has hilarious results. Diet diva Keeshia Meadows willingly trades her chunky thighs and big hips for sharp fangs and a small waist but soon finds that she's bitten off more than she can chew.

In "The Touch," author Donna Hill pens a story that skillfully blends eroticism with vampire lore. Can the hypnotically beautiful vampire Selena LaBeau, who has the power to seduce any man with a glance, settle for a life filled with fleeting moments of passion or will she give in to her hunger for something more?

In Linda Addison's "Whispers Between Still Moments" a mysterious quest pits a fierce vampire against an equally powerful vampire hunter determined to end her life. Their timeless chase consumes them both even as the pair are drawn dangerously close to the enemy.

Kevin S. Brokenbrough's "The Family Business" is a hard-hitting, action-filled tale that mixes traditional horror with true to the 'hood storylines as battered-wife Shelly Brown discovers a newfound courage under the light of the full moon when a vengeful vampire pushes her to the edge.

About the Authors

The Urban Griot is the pen name of Omar Tyree, a New York Times best-selling author and winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Literary Fiction. His books include DIARY OF A GROUPIE, LESLIE, JUST SAY NO! and FLYY GIRL. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Donna Hill is the Essence best-selling author of DIVAS INC. and IN MY BEDROOM. Her work has been featured in Essence, The Daily New's, USA Today and Black Enterprise. She works full time as a Public Relations Associate for the Queens Borough Public Library and lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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.

Linda Addison is the first African American to receive the Bram Stoker Award for her poetry collection, "Consumed, Reduced To Beautiful Grey Ashes." The collection was also nominated for the Black Writers Alliance Gold pen Award and selected poems are on the honorable mention list for Year's Best Fantasy & Horror and nominated for the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Rhysling Award. She lives in the Bronx, New York, where her husband, writer Gerard Houarner.

Kevin S. Brockenbrough is a graduate of Penn State and Clark Atlanta University's MBA program. His short fiction has appeared in "Dark Matter: Reading the Bones." He works for an advertising agency in New York and liven in Newark, New Jersey.

Angela C. Allen is a twin and a native of Texas. A graduate of Howard University, she is a veteran journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Post, the Sun (London) and Honey Magazine. She lives in New York City.

Dark Thirst
Edited by Angela C. Allen
Stories by Omar Tyree, Donna Hill, Monica Jackson, Linda Addison, Kevin Brockenbrough and Angela C. Allen
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 0-7434-9666-3