Foreward Clarion Review: Julian M. Coleman's César is a supernatural tale in the same vein as Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches series. Both authors make forays into the vampire and witch (voodoo priestess) mythology and locate their stories in the Louisiana bayous. No doubt Coleman was greatly inspired by Rice, but she explores territory unique to the vampire genre and delves into the historical, albeit fictitious, paranormal world of African Americans in Louisiana. Like Rice's books, Coleman's novel is charged with eroticism. The sexual scenes are frequent and hardcore but not gratuitous. Coleman's writing is melodious, rhythmic, and lyrical. César could join the ranks of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, and John Ajvide Lindqvist's Let the Right One In.– Lee Gooden

César is the WINNER of the IAN 2016 OUTSTANDING Paranormal/Supernatural Book of the Year. Finish the saga. Marie has always lived in the demon’s shadow. She forces her mother to keep a diabolical promise, but while trying to satisfy her daughter's demands, Angelina is outwitted and trapped. Once he has his beloved Angelina, César coerces her into a lusty marriage. Even as César enjoys Angelina as his carnal prize, Marie knows that she must send him back to hell. Marie is practically orphaned. She grows up in Maryland – pampered, rich and angry. But this is also her only chance to have the normal life she craves. So she weds, becomes a physician and has children. She enjoys her life, but she's often fearful of the demon's shadowy reach. Although Marie inherited Angelina's supernatural blood, she's more human than her hybrid mother, and weaker. Does she have enough power to send César back to hell? She senses that he has evolved to become increasingly powerful and diabolical. Finally, it is Marie's dead aunt who haunts her with demands that she must fulfill her destiny. Marie is reluctant. What if she did nothing? After all, she's entitled to her peaceful life.