{"product_id":"immortal-pleasures-paperback-2","title":"Immortal Pleasures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. Castro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ancient Aztec vampire roams the modern world in search of vengeance and love in this seductive dark fantasy from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Alejandra\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hauntingly rendered and decadently written, \u003ci\u003eImmortal Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprising and fantastical portrait of one of history's most fascinating (and perhaps most misunderstood) figures.\"--Eric LaRocca, author of \u003ci\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundreds of years ago, she was known as La Malinche: a Nahua woman who translated for the conquistador Cortés. In the centuries since, her name has gone down in infamy as a traitor. But no one ever found out what happened to La Malinche after Cortés destroyed her people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the ashes of the empire, she was reborn as Malinalli, an immortal vampire. And she has become an avenger of conquered peoples, traveling the world to reclaim their stolen artifacts and return them to their homelands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But she has also been in search of something more, for this ancient vampire still has deeply human longings for pleasure and for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she arrives in Dublin in search of a pair of Aztec skulls--artifacts intimately connected to her own dark history--she finds something else: two men who satisfy her cravings in very different ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the first time she meets a mortal man--a horror novelist--who is not repelled by her strange condition but attracted by it. But there is also another man, an immortal like herself, who shares the darkness in her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now Malinalli is on the most perilous adventure of all: a journey into her own desires.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. Castro\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated Mexican American writer from San Antonio, Texas, now residing in the UK. As a full-time mother, she dedicates her time to her family and writing Latinx narratives in horror and science fiction. Her most recent releases include \u003ci\u003eAlien: Vasquez\u003c\/i\u003e from Titan Books, \u003ci\u003eMestiza Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Cicadas \u003c\/i\u003efrom Flame Tree Press, \u003ci\u003eGoddess of Filth\u003c\/i\u003e from Creature Publishing, and \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Alejandra\u003c\/i\u003e from Del Rey Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256436539641,"sku":"9780593499726","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/4n6-dLGmwO9780593499726_86d7295a-024a-4383-98a1-cb269483714b.webp?v=1768734362","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/immortal-pleasures-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}