Passion and Poison: Tales Of Shape-Shifters, Ghosts, And Spirited Women

Giovanna undid her cloak, and it slipped to the ground. The sun was coming up over the edge of the sea, and the light caught the rubies around Giovannas throat and set them on fire. Rafael could not take his eyes from those flaming stones. Giovanna reached behind her head to undo the clasp that held the rubies. Janice M. Del Negros unique storytellers voice enlivens this collection of eight original tales about strong, resolute females. Whether shes spinning a story about a brave housekeeper who does not suffer fools gladly or a woman who uses her wits to avenge her sisters death, she embroiders her tales with elegant language and vivid imagery. There are characters and settings that will chill the bones, from the skulls in a moonlit mausoleum to the apparition of a wealthy woman in a cyclone of light and fog to three cauldrons filled with hair, bones, and blood. Mysterious shape-shifters and ghostly figures appear, but the women here handle them with grace and conviction. Acting to achieve justice and fairness, these characters become heroines in the landscape of the imagination. An authors note is included. See more