{"product_id":"solomon-dark-blood-bourbon-isbn-9781645568148","title":"Solomon Dark (Blood \u0026 Bourbon)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood and Bourbon\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty supernatural noir set during the Harlem Renaissance—a tale of vengeance, forbidden love, and the fight to protect a city caught between jazz and justice, bullets and blood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarlem, 1927. The jazz is hot, the liquor is illegal, and the shadows are deeper than they seem. Solomon Graves is a Black vampire and former slave turned underground king, running a speakeasy empire in the heart of the Harlem Renaissance. After decades of drifting through a world that treated his kind—both vampire and Black—as expendable, Solomon has carved out his own piece of the night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut peace never lasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Nyah, an ancient African vampire queen, arrives in Harlem seeking revenge for the husband Solomon killed back in 1850, the city becomes a battleground. Nyah doesn’t want justice—she wants to destroy everything Solomon has built, and the woman he’s come to love, a jazz singer named Eve Moreau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Nyah’s war escalates, Solomon must confront the sins of his past, the weight of centuries of trauma, and the darkness within himself. Torn between the man he wants to be and the monster he was made to become, Solomon has one choice: fight for Harlem—or let it all burn.\u003cbr\u003eCaught between a brutal turf war with the mob and a supernatural vendetta centuries in the making, Solomon must confront the monster within and reckon with the sins of his past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood and Bourbon\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty supernatural noir set during the Harlem Renaissance—a tale of vengeance, forbidden love, and the fight to protect a city caught between jazz and justice, bullets and blood.\u003cb\u003eErick S. Gray's\u003c\/b\u003e climb to success in the literary genre has been fortunate and nothing but trials and tribulations for this talented, 44-year-old writer from Jamaica, Queens. Since his debut in 2003 with \u003ci\u003eBooty Call\u003c\/i\u003e, he's been consistent, with more than 18 books published. He participated in many anthologies and novellas and helped co-write the \u003ci\u003eStreets of New York\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. His style of writing has been known to be raunchy but also rich. His diversity in storytelling makes him one of the most prolific writers of the genre. His characters are memorable and true to life, and Mr. Gray has the drive to become an icon in a growing genre.","brand":"Urban Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233563029733,"sku":"NP9781645568148","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781645568148.jpg?v=1767736893","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/solomon-dark-blood-bourbon-isbn-9781645568148","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}