In her new young adult, coming-of-age romance, OUTLAW NIGHT, author Anastasia Blackwell explores the life of a teenage girl living in 1966, and the night that changes the course of her destiny.
1966, amidst turbulent change in America, Stacie Sheridan, a fifteen-year-old sophomore, falls in love-at-first-sight. The object of her obsession is Calvin Brewster, a star Portland, Oregon high school athlete and felon awaiting trial. At eighteen, he is a legal adult. Despite her parent’s strict rule she cannot ride in cars with boys, Stacie accepts Calvin’s invitation to join him and his buddy-in-crime on a road trip. The destination is a day of sun-bathing at the new Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Indian Reservation public swimming pool.
Stacey enlists her thrill-seeking best friend, and they embark on a journey to the mysterious land. Not long after the foursome hits the border, their car breaks down. The guys are broke, and there is no money for gas, food, or repairs. Stranded, they must use their wits and cunning to survive the dangerous Native American territory. By nightfall, Stacie has transformed, and there is no turning back. An outlaw is born.
OUTLAW NIGHT is currently being adapted to a screenplay. This is the fourth novel published by Anastasia Blackwell. Her other works are contemporary gothic suspense,THE HOUSE ON BLACK LAKE,historical fantasy/ gothic romance, THE CHAMBER OF CURIOSITIES, and urban sci-fi fantasy, I AM HUMAN. Anastasia's stories are set in different time periods, in diverse genres, but all explore outcasts attempting to find a place in oppressive, patriarchal societies.
The Chamber of Curiosities, a medieval fantasy, by Anastasia Blackwell is now available on all major podcast servers. The audio is narrated by the author and will be available in ten segments of a series.
‘The night of the blue moon’ is a rare event. The townspeople and visitors to Tressaria throng to the carnival, staged in an ancient fortress overlooking a vibrant seaport. But, not everyone is free to join the revelry. Darné Veskka, stands at the bars of a cage consumed by loneliness. In the late hours aerialist, Clare Dupree, breaks inside - armed with a razor and obsession. Her quest is to shave off his beard to see his face. The giant who has never felt a woman’s touch, threatens her - but ultimately succumbs. And, their pact marks the dawn of a new age in Tressaria, and plants the seed of revolution.
The dark fantasy is set in the fictional seaport, where ‘Coin is King’ and citizens pawns to whims of their debauched rulers. Mr. Beedro’s Carnival is a lucrative business, with games, flying shows, equestrian acts, feasts, flesh and alcohol for sale. The Freak Show lies at its heart and is a pleasant distraction for citizens, sailors, and visiting traders to gloat over those less unfortunate. It is here the giant of a man, Darné Veskka, billed as The Human Beast, lives in a cage with other ‘mistakes of nature’.
Anastasia Blackwell's audio narration of novel/screenplay, I AM HUMAN is now available on all podcast servers. The urban sci-fi fantasy, in three episodes, here for free listening.
The third, and final episode of Urban Sci-Fi Fantasy, I AM HUMAN, is now available on all major podcast servers. The audio narration is an adaptation of up-coming novel/screenplay, written and narrated by author/actress Anastasia Blackwell.
The e-book and novel are scheduled to be released in early 2020. The podcast was produced in association with B. Renegade Productions and Wild Wind Studios.
Urban sci-fi fantasy novel, I AM HUMAN, by Anastasia Blackwell, is scheduled to be published in early 2020. A screenplay, based on the book, is currently in negotiation.
An early release on the story has been published as a podcast. Part 1 went live on New Year's Eve 2019, and Parts I was broadcast January 7, 2020 and Part III is scheduled for release in mid-January.
The story is narrated by author/actress Anastasia Blackwell, in association with B. Renegade Productions and Wild Wind Studios.
I AM HUMAN, an urban sci-fi fantasy novel, is scheduled to be published in early 2020. A screenplay, based on the book, is currently in negotiation with studios.
An early release on the story has been published as a podcast. Part 1 goes live on New Year's Eve 2019, and Parts Two and Three are scheduled for publication in subsequent weeks.
The story is narrated by author/actress Anastasia Blackwell, in association with B. Renegade Productions and Wild Wind Studios.
Feature film, "Miriam Graves" produced by Cinefina, was awarded "Best Thriller" at the IFS Film Festival on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Regency LA Live. It received its international Preview on May 16, 2019. And, was also a nominee for Best Picture, chosen from over 200 entries.
Anastasia Blackwell plays the part of Sarah, the sister of protagonist, Miriam Graves, who is also her savior and rival. The film follows a woman suffering from mental illness in the City of Angels, where the beauty that surrounds her is in stark contrast to the dark world that claims to claim her sanity, and life.
The film paints a poignant picture of the struggles of the lonely souls we pass on the streets while seeking to fulfill dreams in a city that rewards the beautiful and successful.
New Romantic Fantasy, The Chamber of Curiosities, by Anastasia Blackwell, offers fans seductive LGBT characters. The gothic tale, set in a carnival in a fictitious medieval land, boasts males and females who break sexual role barriers.
The characters include:
Clare Dupree - Heroine and lover of protagonist, Darne Veskka. She is cross-dresser, who has lived as young male, and has fondness for wielding daggers. Her talent for aerial arts and arm strength are said to rival that of any male.
Thereon - A winged man from land in another dimension. He is brave leader, graced with huge black wings, rugged features, plumed tresses, and athletic body accented with leather straps and holster. Bisexual who gains trust of seductive carnival catcher, Aubrey Fedderah.
Aubrey Fedderah - Catcher of aerial act, radiates glow difficult for anyone to resist. Fair, wavy hair graze his shoulders and frame a fine-boned face, with steely gray eyes, and dazzling smile. He is attracted to both male and female, but finds love with Thereon.
Borastain Caston - Son of preeminent ruler, Metapator Caston, is homosexual, with dark. masochistic side. His charisma, style, and attitude, makes him role-model for new generation of Tressarians.
Cayne the Dungeon Master - Cayne has been trained to service males in the Pleasure Dens, and uses knowledge of pleasure to inflict pain to maximum effect. His training sessions with Darne Veskka alter both men’s perspectives, in ways they never would have imagined.
Jossa, Anatisia, and Brianni - Bisexual young women, employed in Pleasure Dens, who initiate virginal Darne Veskka into sensual pleasures.
Seductive new Romantic Fantasy, The Chamber of Curiosities , by Anastasia Blackwell, is now available in both paperback and ebook on Amazon.
The tale chronicles journey of charismatic, Darne Veskka, featured as 'The Human Beast' in 'The Chamber of Curiosities', and beautiful young aerialist, Clare Dupree, who's obsession drives him to fight for his freedom. Set in an ancient land, where 'Coin is King', they join forces with kindred spirits to plot against debauched governors who enslave them.
