Xtina Marie

"Xtina Marie doesn't just have a way with words, she commands them." - Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author. "From the Passenger Window is a stunning collection of poetry that is a breathtaking journey through the joys and sorrows of life, expertly crafted with vivid imagery and emotional depth. Xtina Marie's words have the power to transport you to the crisp, sun-kissed days of summer and evoke the heady rush of new love, while also honoring the heart-wrenching pain that shapes us into who we are. From the Passenger Window is a must-read for anyone who loves to get lost in the beauty of language and explore the raw, complex emotions that make us human."-Debra Anastasia, USA TODAY Bestselling Author

Xtina Marie is easily a poet who deserves more readers. Her latest collection takes us through a journey of sharp moments. Each poem makes an incision, slowly peeling back layers of beautiful darkness, heartache, and experiences that will dig deep into readers' hearts.The verses within offer a glimpse into memories and hopes, and into the raw chaos that makes us all human.

"Immortalize Me is raw, beautiful, and poignant. This subtle yet hypnotic dance between darkness and light is a poetry lover's delight " - USA Today Bestselling Author, K WebsterWith a style echoing the late Audre Lorde, Xtina Marie's newest poetry collection Immortalize Me - with its striking imagery and layered free-verse simplicity - reveals a provocative, candid look at Xtina's story told in fragments - intimate snapshots of moments of submission and raw passion, nostalgia and drifting daydreams, anguish and quiet contemplation. All in all, a bold, haunting, bittersweet collection."As lyrical as song and as faceted as a diamond, Xtina Marie's latest collection is a riot of imagery and emotion that pushes buttons and boundaries alike. IMMORTALIZE ME does just what it says - her words will linger in your blood long after the last page has been read." - Alistair Cross, author of The Book of Strange Persuasions and the Vampires of Crimson Cove series."Xtina Marie's words punch you in the gut, hit you in the feels, and put you in her past in a way that forces you to confront your own. She wields a pen the way witches wave wands... purely magic." - Carver Pike (horror and dark fantasy author)

Poetry is a beautiful thing, illustrating thoughts and emotions with concise, well-chosen words. A lot of poetry rhymes, adding additional flavor to the words, giving them a sense of rhythm, of flow But what happens when you take away the rhyming, when you cast off the forms of convention and good sense?Then the interesting things begin to come out. When the next line doesn't need to rhyme, anything can come next. As it is within the poems themselves, so it is with this book in its entirety.Casting off the rhyming styles she used before, Xtina Marie embarks on a journey of emotional ups and downs, reflecting on love, loss, children and art. So settle in, put on your wine-colored glasses, and take a trip without the confines of rhymes.

What a web she weaves. Light Musings is a poetic narrative - a story told through related poems. Xtina Marie is a master of this style. Known by her fans as the Dark Poet Princess, this term of endearment came about as a result of the horror genre embracing her first book: Dark Musings which continues to garner stellar reviews. Light Musings will not disappoint her loyal fans as darkness is present within these pages as well. However, this latest book will show a much larger audience that Xtina's poetry pulls out every feeling the reader has ever experienced - forcing them to feel with her protagonist. Light Musings shows us that love is made from darkness and light; something Xtina Marie explores like no one else.

Only through dark poetry can a tragedy become something truly beautiful. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." This phrase has origins dating back to ancient Greece, circa 300 BC; proving that some humans have always had the ability to see beauty where others could not. Beautiful Tragedies is a compilation of 140 works by no less than fifty-five amazing poets writing in a variety of forms--all inspired by feelings born in the darkest of times. They express the pain associated with unrequited or all-consuming love gone wrong, as well as where the resulting emotions can take us. Readers will get in touch with the darkness lurking inside all of us-the ugly part of us-where we can consider the unthinkable, stemming from the madness gripping our minds.

A mind-blowing collection of the very darkest erotica from the very best minds in the business Desires - we all have them, even if we won't admit it. Some are considered normal, and probably healthy. But what about the others? Those haunting stirrings within that rail against societal norms and the bounds of decency? Depraved Desires delves into the writhing depths of carnal appetites and sin, peeling back the veneer to reveal tales of wanton lust and supernatural depravity... The terrifying prospect of knife play; a cosmic liaison; a classy party that turned out to be more than a hired call girl ever expected; or when a sinister fantasy becomes reality - all will shock you. Whether your desires drive you mad or your madness drives your desires, delving within these pages will take you to places where those itches live, the ones that demand to be scratched.

The dark side of Xtina Marie's poetry delves into intense emotions: heartache, loss, hurt, pain, rage, and a dangerous consuming love which can drive one insane. Dark Musings is not a collection The author returned to the centuries old practice of Narrative Poetry-the telling of a story through poetry. If you believe you are brave enough to explore the savage emotions of the human heart; Dark Musings will test your metal