Bøger af Charlotte Dune

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but inside it's not delightful.When an unexpected snowfall of catastrophic proportions hits the Toronto airport during the packed holiday rush, hoards of stranded travelers begin to question if the so-called "snowpocalypse" is a work of nature, a human-made weather attack, or something else entirely. Then a light show arrives in the sky, and panic deepens.As the airport sinks into a sub-zero abyss, Candi Burns, a grieving flight attendant, finds what may be the only key to escape: a mysterious book of prophetic, trippy artwork.For fans of Annihilation, Station Eleven, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes a dystopian holiday tale of unending snow, bad coffee, hotel sex, smelly armpits, dirty panties, and a ton of LSD. Severed from her crewmates, and stranded in Canada without a winter jacket, Candi waits for the brutal storm to end; only it doesn't stop, and the temperature isn't the only thing that's dropping. Stuck inside, she must confront disaster, terror, tears, and lust, along with her new friends: Vybes, a young, wild fashion influencerFranck, a serious investor on the older sideGretchen, a war-weary journalistAnd Teddy, a donut dealer with a crooked tooth and a propensity for poetry But are they really friends? Everyone has a secret, even Candi, even the government she wants to trust, even the clouds, and certainly the strange, psychedelic book. Is the unrelenting winter weather supernatural? Extraterrestrial? The creation of a warring nation? A corporate experiment gone wrong? Are the winter conditions terminal?Will Candi make it home for Christmas? Will anyone? The author of Cactus Friends and Mushroom Honeymoon delivers another psychedelic tale, but with a darker, colder bent, a bad trip that begins on Black Friday and turns Christmas into anything but holy, calm, silent, or bright. Warning: drugs, sex, drunk people, and raccoons for dinner.

Plant medicine plus passion in this non-stop, steamy, and tropical adventure.A struggling photographer, Thelma searches for direction in her life. The universe draws her to a group conducting secret plant medicine ceremonies on a farm in Florida's southern Everglades. After drinking a mescaline tea made from the San Pedro, wachuma cactus with the group, she receives an unusual message and meets a young Persian man suffering from kidney failure named Saman. Together, they try to unravel the hidden meaning of Thelma's prophetic visions - a path that leads directly to Thelma's past and to Saman's future.In Cactus Friends, Charlotte Dune creates a story rich with supernatural energy and imagery, taking the reader inside the world of underground shamans, psychedelic encounters, and wachuma, (huachuma) and ayahuasca ceremonies.Cactus Friends: A Psychedelic Love Story uncovers the power of romances, old and new, and traverses the unbreakable threads that connect lovers across space and time.Praised for its lush setting, Cactus Friends is a fast and magical romance book that keeps the reader turning the pages from beginning to end.

Magical, sexy, tropical, and terrifying - Mushroom Honeymoon follows a couple's psychedelic quest for harmony and love, despite physical and mental obstacles. Newly married, Saman wants to be a wonderful husband, but serious health concerns are affecting his daily life and marriage. To improve his situation, he undergoes a kidney transplant, but the procedure leads to as many complications as solutions to his problems. After the operation, Saman's wife, Thelma, plans a belated honeymoon to Hawaii, hoping it will help her troubled husband relax. Before they leave, a friend gives Thelma the contact of a wealthy entrepreneur who hosts transcendental magic mushroom (psilocybin) and psilohuasca (ayahuasca component + magic mushrooms) ceremonies on his secluded Hawaiian estate. Based on her own visions and transformative experiences with psychedelics, Thelma believes the ceremony may benefit Saman, and she books the psychedelic retreat. As the couple explores the lush landscape of Hawaii, the trip reveals the strengths and weaknesses of their bond. Saman grows hesitant to attend the mushroom ceremony, while Thelma becomes convinced that it's exactly what her husband needs. What she doesn't realize is that Saman harbors a secret that could threaten more than just their marriage. Is the honeymoon of their love only beginning? Or will Saman's dishonesty lead to the destruction of their relationship? In Mushroom Honeymoon, Charlotte Dune creates an emotional and supernatural romance, teaming with visionary energy and surreal hallucinations, taking the reader deep into the psyches of two incomplete individuals seeking to emerge together in wholeness and love. Mushroom Honeymoon, book two in The Psychedelic Love Series, can be read as a standalone or in sequence. It picks up where Cactus Friends: A Psychedelic Love Story leaves off and explores how unexpected health problems can challenge even the most committed lovers.