In a world of Catholicism, curanderismo and paganism, new author, Xandra Roz, crafts Fatal Rites, a sizzling fast-paced paranormal romance about Alessandro, leader of ‘The Brotherhood of the Fourth Order of Mary Magdalene’ and his quest to save his fated mate, Omari, from the clutches of Lucifer and Armand De Garis, brutal vampire-sovereign of the New Orleans Coven of the Accursed.Born of Christ’s blood through Mary Magdalene’s lineage, Alessandro’s faith is tested, and he finds himself disillusioned with the very organisation that sanctions the Brotherhood—the Vatican. Alliances are forged between the Brotherhood, the Defenders of the Light, the New Orleans Lycans, and Archangel, Kassiel, to rid the world of the basest of evil. Unknown to Alessandro, Omari has trained since a child, mastering the art of Krav Maga and the use of the Sai daggers. So, when the Allies are immobilised, she is forced to test her battle skills with the worst-imaginable malevolence.In a narrative of universal truths, the two warrior mates and the allies are forced to navigate through heartbreak, betrayal and cultic rituals. Fatal Rites takes fantasy into a multifaceted, multi-layered dimension of complex characters willing to risk all in the name of love.