House of HungerA young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she know. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the

body-centered understanding of white supremacy--how it is literally in our blood and our nervous system

When happy things come to you

long before it has a chance to begin

At home she joins hundreds of thousands of Black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game

Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town

forever a queen

Like most parents or parents-to-be

The joy she has pursuing her passion is infectious and she has a community of strong women around her

and no worrying about their relationship status

you're working through feelings of burnout

as well as the consequences of motherless-ness

But when reality comes crashing in