The Blood of Mestiza book - Flame Tree Publishing

From the acclaimed author of *Killer Cicadas* (who received starred reviews from PW, Kirkus, and Booklist, and was called “a dynamic and innovative voice”), comes a collection of stories about nightmares, dreams, desires, and visions centered on Chicana experience. V.Castro weaves urban legend, folklore, life experience, and heartbreak into this personal journey beginning in South Texas: a bar where the devil dances all night; a street fight in a neighborhood that might not have been a fight at all; a vengeful chola at the start of the apocalypse; thoughts turned into reality in the near future; Satan falling and ending up in a brothel in Amsterdam; keys to Mictlan gifted to a woman after her death during a pandemic. The collection concludes with two longer stories: *Last Star of Porn*—a twist on a girl’s final style and a slasher inspired by Mexican folklore; and *Truck Stop*—an erotic horror romance about two hearts: a video store and a truck stop.

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