Bio
Bio
More about Amara Dey
Who is Amara Dey?
Always fascinated by magic and myths, Amara Dey writes paranormal romance featuring the Gods of the Cuban Santeria Pantheon, the Orishas.
With their passionate love affairs, distinct personalities, wide variety of strengths, weaknesses and interests, they are the inspiration for Amara’s characters and the magical world where they live. While the rich folklore of her native Guyana inspires the creatures they must defeat.
Amara lives in London and, like her characters, she loves dancing Salsa. Her love for dance is reflected in all of her stories. When not writing, she enjoys Zumba workouts, reading paranormal romances, and watching supernatural TV shows. Vacation times draw her to tropical shores, Cuba being a favourite destination.
She is published by Extasy Books, and currently writing books 2 and 3 of the DECAGON series.
The Orishas
The Orishas are the Gods of Cuban Santeria the indigenous faith of the island. They are the beings that devotees interact with on a regular basis.
The Pantheon is huge and only a small section of Orishas are featured in the DECAGON series. Among these are Eleggua the mischievous boy God, and the most popular couple in Santeria, Oshun and Chango, along with their magical twins Los Ibeyi. The warrior Duo, Ogun and Oshosi, put up a good fight while the medical brothers, Inle and Osain, heal battle wounds alongside Nana Buruku, the toxicologist of the Orishas. Last but not least the tempestuous wind Goddess, Oya, plays a prominent part in book 3 of the series.
The religious customs of Santeria include trance, divination, sacred drumming and dance. Santeria is one of the most magical of religions on Earth, and is still practiced to this day.
Guyanese Folklore
Growing up, there was nothing scarier than a ‘Jumbee’ story told late at night.
Jumbee being a collection of malevolent entities, and the various jumbee in Guyanese folklore reflect its complex ethnic makeup.
Drawing from African, East Indian, Dutch, Amerindian and English mythologies.The jumbee featured in my stories are heavily embellished, as per my imagination.The Guyanese Bush Dia-Dia, featured in book 1 of my Decagon series, is an Amerindian forest spirit who protects gold and diamond treasure.
The Ole Higue vampire, and the Dutchman’s ghost, appear in book 2. While the Baku, an evil genie, shows up in book 3.
