Urban Fantasy: conjures up tales of the mean streets, doesn’t it? Wizards on a case, stomping the alleyways of gritty Chicago with their magic staff; […]
About the Lima
aka, Maria Lima, TheMariaLima, etc. I’m a writer, reader and all-around fangrrl with feet firmly planted in the Other. Nowadays, I’m retired from the day […]
The Truth about Vampires
Mystery Readers Journal: Paranormal mysteries (volume 26:2, June, 2010) My love and fascinating for vampires and all that stalk the night goes back to my […]
Don’t Make me Over: Mercedes and Tina
Filled With Glee: An Unauthorized Glee Companion; Benbella Books/Smart Pop Series (November, 2010) For me, no matter how much I enjoyed the dynamics among the […]
Home Is Where the Bar Is
A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger’s Guide; Benbella Books/Smart Pop Series (June, 2010) A out Every TV show has one–that place that when you […]
Another Roadside Attraction: The Role of the Trickster
In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural; Benbella Books/Smart Pop Series (March, 2009) Every culture has a trickster figure; this essay written in 2008 examines […]
A Scent of Death
Maria Lima contributes something rare for the Akashic Noir series, a crossgenre story set in the heart of the city’s downtown. San Diego is home […]
The Butler Didn’t Do It
Agatha Award Nominee for Best Short Story 2004 originally published in Chesapeake Crimes I. What happens when your weird cousin sends you a telegram stating […]
Blood Sacrifice (Blood Lines #5)
All’s fair in blood and war. . . . Talk about wedding crashers from hell. Keira Kelly and her sexy vampire king, Adam, are about […]
Blood Heat (Blood Lines #4)
Texas is heating up. . . The summer heat wave that’s hit Rio Seco, Texas has even the vampires complaining, but now that Keira—the Kelly […]
Blood Kin (Blood Lines #3)
The perils of power… Keira Kelly has come into her full powers, and they are frighteningly strong, creating a distance between her and her human […]
Blood Bargain (Blood Lines #2)
Something is not right at Wild Moon Ranch… Keira Kelly has settled in with handsome Adam Walker, but happy-ever-after is not so easy when your […]
Matters of the Blood (Blood Lines #1)
Forget Transylvania, New Orleans, and St. Louis—Keira Kelly has to deal with supernatural Texas… If you thought your family was strange… Try being Keira Kelly. […]