A01=Yasmin Angoe
Author_Yasmin Angoe
Black fantasy
Black intergenerational stories
Black vampires
Category=YFD
Category=YFH
Category=YNM
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Category=YNXB
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fantasy about enslaved people
paranormal YA
urban fantasy YA
vampires
YA paranormal fantasy
YA set in the South
YA thrillers
young adult novels
Product details
- ISBN 9781250872685
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 20 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Addae has spent her whole life on the Golden Isle, a private island off the coast of South Carolina that has been in her family for centuries. Island residents don’t really fraternise with mainlanders, and for good reason. Golden Isle was founded by the Kinfolk, descendants - including Addae and her Nana Ama, the island matriarch - of escaped enslaved Black people.
But the Isle and the Kinfolk have secrets that must be protected from the outside world. Secrets of spirituality, mythology that are deeply rooted in their West African culture, beliefs, and traditions. The Kin are bound to protect the Golden Isle, and, in turn, it protects them.
When Addae’s best friend Naria goes missing and one of the Kin turns up drained of blood, Addae's way of life is threatened. It looks like the work of the Adze, West African supernatural beings that drink human blood in order to survive - also known as vampires.
Believing Naira is alive, Addae travels to the mainland. But as Addae gets closer to finding Naria, she uncovers deep secrets about Nana Ama’s past, and about her own… secrets that could change how she feels about the Golden Isle and her lineage.
Torn between two worlds, Addae will have to decide how far she is willing to go - and who she is willing to cross - to save her best friend, and even herself.
Hailing from Northern Virginia, Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation Ghanaian American who grew up in two cultural worlds. She is a former middle and high school English teacher and instructional coach for virtual teachers. Besides eventually fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a published writer, she enjoys working with other writers as a development editor and book coach. Yasmin lives in South Carolina with her husband their children.
