Mazi

When Silvena and her boyfriend take a vacation at an isolated mountain villa in Bulgaria, she gets the unsettling sense she is being watched by the knots in the house's wooden walls. Her boyfriend tries to distract her with their usual BDSM games, but Silvena's hallucinations only worsen when she encounters a local woodcutter who takes an unusual interest in her. Could his presence be somehow linked to her delusions? The debut novella from Koji A. Dae, author of Scars that Never Bled, Mazi is a seductive erotic horror tale inspired by the author's experiences using kink to deal with mental health issues and the bitter, sometimes isolating winter of the Balkan Mountains. Praise for Mazi: "Drawing from Bulgarian folklore, Mazi follows a vacationing poly couple as they enter into sexual intrigue with a local man who might be more than he first appears. Blurring the lines between the domestic and sub-domestic spheres, this erotic, intimate novella asks whether what's given can ever be taken, and who gets to decide where that line is drawn." - Lindz McLeod, author of The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet and Sunbathers "Koji A. Dae's fiction is like a journey through a misty wood. Haunting, unnerving, but comforting and unforgettable. With Mazi, she draws upon Bulgarian folklore, erotica, and the darkest recesses of possessive spirits to carve out a tale that feels like it could be a folktale passed from lips to lips for years. Silvena is a heroine who will refuse to leave the reader and her desires and dreams will strike with all the force of an axe." - Zachary Rosenberg, author of Hungers As Old As This Land and The Long Shalom

Author: Koji A Dae

Publisher: Ghost Orchid Press

Publication Date: May 21, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1739091817

ISBN-13: 9781739091811