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September 2004
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Amsbary, Jonathan Howard. Cyber
Blood. Xlibris, 2000. Abstract: Book description: David
meets the woman of his dreams in a chat room. His encounters on-line
become more intense and his dreams become more horrific. Can even the
combined efforts of his real life and on-line friends and a mysterious
vampire hunter save David?
Keywords: Novels
Anwar, Celeste. Carnal
Thirst. New Concepts, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher:
The Council has demanded her death and that of any who harbor her.
Maggie’s one chance at survival depends solely on a creature she
has been taught to fear her entire life, the vampire lord, Danior.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Baker, Trisha. Crimson
Shadows. Pinnacle, 2003. Abstract: From the publisher:
Decades have passed since Meghann O’Neill fell in love with Simon
Baldevar, a vampire who bestowed upon her his gift of immortality - and
bound her to him with the birth of their twin children.
My name is
Elizabeth, and I have had an unusual upbringing as a mortal child of
vampire parents. My mother thought it best to keep me separate from my
twin brother - who inherited my parents’ unquenchable thirst and
everlasting life - and give me the most "normal" childhood
possible.
I am Mikal, a vampire raised in isolation by my father,
trained to hunt and feed with a ruthless precision - a passion I have
honed to perfection. Now, even he fears my growing power - including the
ability to walk in daylight - while I tire of this life away from others
of my kind, especially the mother and sister who abandoned me.
Kewords: Novels/ Romance
Banks, L. A. The
Hunted : A Vampire Huntress Legend. St. Martin's Griffin, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: A Neteru - a hunter or a huntress - is
born every thousand years in favor of the Warriors of Light as they
fight against the Dark Realms. But Damali Richards is the Millennium
Neteru. The one who will play a pivotal role in the Final War. The
Warriors of Light had been waiting for her and the Dark Realms will do
anything to either possess or destroy her. What they did not account for
was the man who would love her.
Keywords: Novels
---. The
Bitten : A Vampire Huntress Legend. St. Martin's, 2005 (Jan).
Keywords: Novels
Barone, Jessica. Eternal
Night. PublishAmerica, 2001. Abstract: From the author:
Julia Anderson was a struggling young author at the age of 16. Forced to
move with her family to a darkly backwards township in rural Vermont,
she must face seclusion and loneliness - until she falls in love with a
man who seems to have stepped right off the pages of her books; Jonathan
is a vampire. Julia soon must decide between a normal, human life with
what family she has, or the allure of a vampire's existence. Eternal
Night is a modern Gothic tale of a vampire's coming of age.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
---. The
Requiem: Book Two of the Dream Series. PublishAmerica, 2002.
Abstract: From the author: Discover the confessional journal of the
vampire, Jason Maura. It is the story of how he was made a vampire; the
conflicts he had to face which sculpted him into what he became. It is a
tale which spans across continents and time, from Europe to America,
from the year 1677 to 1995. Excitingly frightening and filled with
vampiric seduction.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Barone, Jessica. The
Legendary : Book Three Of The Dream Series . PublishAmerica,
2004. Abstract: From the author: This novel breathes new life
into the vampire saga which was begun with Eternal
Night and continued in The
Requiem: Book Two of the Dream Series. The Legendary is the
pivotal third novel in The Dream Series, set on the eve of the
Millennium. It presses the main character, Jason Maura, even further
into discovering dark secrets, those which stood between him and
whatever lies ahead. Spanning through time and place, from Ireland to
Iraq, he searches for answers which have remained until
now...undiscovered.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Bedwell-Grime, Stephanie. The
Bleeding Sun. New Concepts, 2002. Abstract: From the
publisher: Waking in a strange bed, drenched with blood, Melinda is
horrified to discover she is held captive by darkly seductive Valdemar.
But as she soon finds out, there are greater horrors than Valdemar in
the world of the night.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Bennett, Nigel, and P. N. Elrod. Siege
Perilous (The Lord Richard, Vampire). Baen, 2004 (Oct).
Abstract: From the publisher: Vampire hero Richard Dun, once called
Lancelot, is back in the latest book in this exciting, critically
acclaimed fantasy series by award-winning actor Nigel Bennett and
award-winning writer P.N. Elrod. An old enemy from Richard's past,
Charon the Assassin, returns and is literally hell-bent on bloody
revenge. He's acquired deadly new powers that are annihilating the
nebulous plane of Otherside and threaten the very existence of the
Realside plane. Unless balance is restored both will be destroyed. From
the sultry Yucatan forests to the chill green fields of ancient
Glastonbury, Richard Dun marshals his mortal and immortal allies for a
fight that will span dimensions and centuries of time. He is no stranger
at battling to the death, but how can one earth-bound vampire stand up
to a being able to destroy the gods themselves?
Keywords:
Science Fiction - Fantasy / Novels/ Romance
Carter, Margaret L. Embracing Darkness.
Harlequin/Silhouette, 2005 (March). Abstract: Set in the same
universe as Carter’s other vampire novels.
Keywords: Novels/
Romance
Cavelos, Jeanne (editor). The
Many Faces of Van Helsing. Ace, 2004. Abstract: From
publisher: An all-new anthology of stories featuring THE ORIGINAL
VAMPIRE HUNTER. Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most famous novels
in history. Both Dracula and Van Helsing have become icons: the vampire
and the vampire hunter. Yet while the character of Dracula has been
endlessly examined, Van Helsing is arguably one of the most well-known
yet least explored characters in literature. Now, Van Helsing gets his
due as the stellar masters of horror and fantasy contribute their own
unique take on the original vampire hunter. The list of original stories
featured in this unique anthology include such authors as: Tanith Lee,
Christopher Golden, Kathe Koja, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. and more.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies/ Dracula
Cecilione, Michael. Thirst.
Pinnacle, 2003. Abstract: From the publisher: They meet at a
Greenwich Village poetry reading. Sex with him is like nothing she's
ever experienced. He introduces her to his glittering nighttime world:
an exclusive demimonde of private pleasure clubs. But Cassandra Hall's
new lover has a secret he wants her to share... In a shattering moment
of bloodletting, Cassandra will be transformed. Hunted by the mortal and
undying alike, caught up in an erotic triangle that could damn her
forever, she is about to break the one taboo no woman - human or vampire
- has ever dared break.
Keywords: Novels
Cross, Michael. After
Human. Pinnacle, 2004. Keywords: Novels
Curtin, Joseph. Daughters
of the Moon. Pinnacle, 2002. Abstract: From the publishers
web site: They called her the Blood Countess. From her home in the
Carpathian Mountains, she enjoyed pleasures so profane no human could
even imagine them. Even now, centuries later and an ocean away, the old
ones cross themselves at the mention of her name. And she will happily
show them true fear now that she is reunited with the golden-eyed girl,
the beauty the Dark One promised would be her most faithful pupil and
servant.
Daughters Of The Moon - from the blood-soaked walls of a
17th century European castle to the glittering excess of 70’s rock
and roll glamour, a legendary vampire stalks her prey and no mortal can
stop her reign of terror.
Keywords: Novels
Devlin, Delilah. My Immortal Knight 2 - Love Bites.
Ellora's Cave, 2004. Abstract: On the trail of a serial killer,
vampire Quentin Albermarle is mistaken for the killer by a police
special task force. Once the smoke clears, Quentin finds himself in a
delicious position - atop one of the unit's crack officers, Darcy Henry.
In need of Quentin's access to the vampire sub-culture, the task force
leadership invites Quentin to join the crime unit as a special advisor,
much to the chagrin of the men in the unit, and especially, of Darcy. A
no-nonsense cop with no time for romance, Darcy suddenly finds herself
embroiled in a steamy love triangle between her mortal partner, Joe, and
the handsome vampire.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Ellis, Jack. Nightlife
New York: Kensington, 1996. Abstract: From the publisher: In an
attempt to rid the world of a demonic man named Richard Carnitch, whose
pitiless hatred and insatiable hunger drive him to prey upon humankind's
outcasts, a band of survivors launches a desperate counterattack.
Keywords: Novels
Evans, Angelina. Night Stalker. Changeling Press,
2004. Abstract: From the publisher: Kayla didn't go out looking
for a man, but when she hears Phaeryn's vampire, siren call she's not
happy that she can't resist. She's never felt so aroused and since he's
the one that caused it, he's the one who has to fix it. Phaeryn came to
earth for a woman. A small, delicate, submissive woman able to bear his
children. He doesn't want anything to do with the tall, voluptuous Kayla
who definitely has a mind of her own. A night of passion leaves them
both somewhere they never expected to go - in love with each other.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Feval, Paul. The
Vampire Countess. Black Coat Press, 2003. Abstract:
Translated and adapted by Brian Stableford.
First published in
1856,
From the publisher: The vampire Addhema took the life of her
victims at a discount, so to speak, living one hour for each of their
years, while ceaselessly roaming the world collecting treasures for the
king of the living dead, Count Szandor. She loved him adoringly, under a
curse, and he sold her his kisses for the price of a gold piece
each.
Keywords: Novels
---. Vampire
City. Black Coat Press, 2003. Abstract: Originally
published in 1867.
Translated and Adapted by Brian M. Stableford.
From the publisher: There is a little-known place which is
undoubtedly the strangest in the world. The people who inhabit the
barbarous lands around Belgrade sometimes call it Selene, sometimes
Vampire City, but the vampires refer to it among themselves by the
names of the Sepulchre and the College.
To save her friends from the
dreaded vampire lord Otto Goetzi, gothic author Ann Radcliffe and her
fearless vampire hunting companions, Merry Bones the Irishman, Grey Jack
the faithful old servant, the revenge-driven Doctor Magnus Szegeli, and
Polly Bird, one of the vampire's earlier victims, launch an all-out
attack on Selene.
Keywords: Novels
---. Knightshade.
Black Coat Press, 2003. Abstract: Originally published in
1860.
Adapted and Translated by Brian M. Stableford.
From the
publisher: Educated men say that they are the tombs of two French
noblemen who came with many others to help the voivode John Hunyadi
defend Christendom against the Turks four hundred years ago. Men who are
not educated affirm that for four centuries there has lain beneath
these marble slabs an oupire and a vampire: one an eater of human flesh,
the other a drinker of human blood.
Keywords: Novels
Foxxe, Chaste. Bite Me If You Can. New Concepts,
2003 Abstract: From the publisher: What’s a girl to do
when faced with the choice of becoming vampire hunter, having a dream
job, or the sexy vampire determined to woo her?
Keywords: Short
Stories, Novellas & Anthologies/ Romance (Erotica)
Gresham, Stephen. The
Fraternity. Kensington/Pinncale, 2004. Keywords:
Novels
Hamilton, Laurell K. Incubus
Dreams (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter). Berkley, 2004.
Abstract: When not involved in very explicit erotic scenarios Anita
fills her time as a federal marshal working with the police of the
Regional Preternatural Investigation Team. In this novel strippers from
local clubs have been murdered, their bodies covered with multiple bite
wounds which Anita believes are from more than one vampire. The final
chapters become a page turning adventure as Anita and the police hone in
on the killers. PA
Keywords: Novels/ Mystery/ Romance
Harrison, Kim. Dead
Witch Walking. HarperTorch, 2004. Abstract: From the
publisher: All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of
Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed.Vampires rule
the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond
imagining - and itÕs Rachel Morgan's job to keep that world civilized. A
bounty hunter and witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll
bring 'em back alive, dead ... or undead.
Keywords:Novels/
Mystery
Haviland, Naima. Bloodroom.
Catalyst Books, 2002. Abstract: From the publisher: In his
private world, modern innovation meets timeless depravity. Handsome,
young Andrew, sinking from within. Natalie, the battered ballerina.
Julian, bloated and corrupt inside his fine clothes. They are connected
more deeply than Natalie's shattered psyche will allow her to know, for
Julian Mouret, their new benefactor, is a vampire. Trapped in the
twisted labyrinth of his underground world, only one will make it out
alive.
Keywords: Novels
Henry, Philip. Vampire
Dawn. KHP, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher: In the
darkness of an abandoned building in Portrush, well beyond the reach of
the sun, two vampires have made their home. Claire and Xavier have risen
from their underground slumber to feast upon all the new millennium has
to offer. But the twenty-first century is not all they had hoped for and
there seems to be a shortage of vampires. But they can rectify
that.Christian Warke has been searching for almost twenty years for the
creature that killed his wife and destroyed his life. Driven by
vengeance and fuelled by whiskey, he will not rest until he drives a
stake into the heart of the creature called Xavier.
Keywords:
Novels
Hill, Kate. Ancient
Blood - Darkness Therein. Ellora's Cave, 2004. Abstract:
E-Book.
From the publisher: Tall, blond, and oozing power like no
man Charlie has ever met before, Jocelyn Ayer seems bent on turning her
life upside down. She has little choice in yielding to his commands, not
when she is threatened by a fanged maniac and Jocelyn is the only one
with the strength to stop him. The last thing a vengeful
six-hundred-year-old vampire wants is to fall in love with a young art
major. Still, he cannot ignore the passion and love Charlie ignites
inside him. She is the only one who can soothe the pain in his soul and
resurrect the man hidden beneath the monster.
Keywords: Novels/
Romance (Erotica)
---. Blood and Soul 1: Vampire Master. Changeling
Press, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher: Mel revels in her
vampirism and enjoys challenging her powers with savage physical tests.
More than anything, she longs to be devoured by one of the ancient alpha
males she has only heard about. Zigor, owner of the notorious club
called Burgundy Peak, runs his business and his love life with absolute
force. Deeply rooted in the past, he refuses to submit to the modern
world. Many women offer him their blood in exchange for the pleasures of
his body, but only a select few are allowed to experience his all
consuming passion.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Hoffman, Wynette A. Blood
Is Thicker Than Water. Alien Perspectives, 2002. Abstract:
From the publisher: Romance, laughter and gunplay result when Amy
Reilly, a rebel without a cause, and her brother Paul Reilly, an occult
store owner, discover that there are vampires in the really real world
and you can haunt your ancient relatives. Add a meddling goddess,
witchcraft, reincarnation, some elitist bloodsuckers and a vampire feud
and you have a fast-paced fun read with lots of love, sex, violence and
most important of all, family loyalty.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Holder, Nancy. Heat
(Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel crossover). Simon Spotlight,
2004. Abstract: From the publisher: In his first year in Los
Angeles, Angel, the vampire with a soul, came across an
inter-dimensional hunter named Jhiera. The seductive woman was only
trying to protect other females in her culture from being stripped of
their emotions - intense emotions that gave them dominance over men.
Angel fell victim to her heat, but Jhiera had to return to her own
dimension. Now "She" is back and searching for a lost young woman who
may be the key to unleashing an inter-dimensional war - a war that will
be led by a powerful sorcerer, determined to free China's terra-cotta
army of fierce samurai from their long imprisonment.... In Sunnydale,
Buffy Summers is casting about in her new life -- as school counselor,
guardian of Dawn, best friend, keeper of Spike's sanity, and of course
as Slayer - hoping to find something, anything, that will give her back
that "finished" feeling. A demonic army with a dragon at its head is so
not what she needs right now.
Keywords: Young Adult/ Buffy and Angel
Stories
Holly, Emma. Catching
Midnight. Jove, 2003. Abstract: From the publisher: In the
Scottish wood, a clan of immortal shape-shifting wolves takes in an
orphan girl, Gillian, as one of their own. But when she matures into a
beautiful woman and falls for a mere mortal, her forest family and new
lover are plunged into a fiery, passionate struggle to claim Gillian's
heart, body, and soul.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Hurn, Mlyn. Blood
Dreams - Hunters Legacy. Ellora's Cave, 2004. Abstract:
E-book.
From the publisher: Hunter Blue was a vampire hunter, until
his uncle turned him in. Now he is a vampire. Learning the truth about
himself, and his father, was a hard blow to live with. He has returned
home to visit his sister, AnnaBelle, and her husband, Iain. His peaceful
vacation goes awry as he falls for the beautiful woman caring for his
three-year-old spell-casting niece. Soon Hunter finds himself entranced
by spell-casters and nibbling on the nannyÕs sexy neck. Tatiana falls
hard for Hunter, and both find they have some old issues to deal with
before they can work on a future.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
(Erotica)
James, Dean. Decorated
to Death (James, Dean, Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery.). Kensington,
2004. Abstract: Simon Kirby-Jones, lives in the charming
English village of Snupperton Mumsley. There is great excitement when
Tres Zeke, the popular but obnoxious, star of a TV decorating show,
comes to the village where he and his staff will film the redecorating
project of a manor house's drawing room. When Zeke turns up bludgeoned
to death Simon sets out to find the killer. Third book in the series.
PA
Keywords: Novels/ Mystery
Jewell, Elizabeth. Dark Callings: Bloodlines.
Changeling Press, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher: Two years
ago, Riordan was bitten by a vampire. A fortuitous rescue kept him from
being completely turned, but left him with superhuman powers and the
relentlessly insatiable sexual urges of a vampire. Using his powers to
hunt the creatures who changed him, Riordan encounters Roarke, a vampire
on what Riordan calls a Hemoglobin Twelve-Step Program. As much as
Riordan hates vampires in general, Roarke may be Riordan's best hope of
capturing his current prey. But as they work together to bring down the
city' s latest menace, the passion igniting between them becomes
impossible to ignore.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Gay)
Jones, Matt R. Hollywood
Vampires: Unholy War. Authorhouse, 2001. Abstract: From the
publisher: Hollywood Vampires: Unholy War is an unorthodox take on the
familiar genre of vampire fiction, mixing action, drama, and romance,
along with a very healthy dose of humor, to create a new and exciting
universe of immortal adventure for readers.
Keywords: Short Stories,
Novellas & Anthologies
---. Hollywood
Vampires: Sex, Blood & Rock 'n Roll. Authorhouse, 2004.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies
Knight, E. E. Choice
of the Cat (The Vampire Earth, Book 2). Roc, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: The alien Reapers have ruled Earth for
forty-five years. David Valentine is a member of the human resistance,
who is now being trained as a Cat-an elite stealth warrior. His first
mission is to investigate the threat of the Twisted Cross, a mysterious
new force under Reaper control.
Keywords: Novels
Lee, Diana. A
Taste for Blood. Haworth, 2003. Keywords:Novels/
Romance (Gay/Lesbian)
Lee, Marilyn. Bloodlust - All in the Family.
Ellora's Cave, 2004. Abstract: There should be a limit to how
far one brother will go to help another. The Dumonts are a close-knit
family of vampires. Unable to father the child he and his wife Derri
long for, Serge Dumont turns to his older brother Mik for help. Derri
Dumont is distressed when she learns of Serge's proposed solution to his
inability to get her pregnant. After spending years denying her feelings
for Mik, she's not prepared to dredge up painful and barely forgotten
memories.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
---. Bloodlust - Conquering Mikhel Dumont. Ellora's
Cave, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher: Schoolteacher Erica
Kalai is always warning her female students against letting teenage boys
sweet-talk them into bed. But on her 40th birthday, she encounters a man
dressed as her favorite anti-hero, Dracula. One look at the younger,
strangely compelling giant and Erica is soon out of her clothes and into
his arms. It won't take her long to figure out, however, that she’s
put herself into the clutches of a real Dracula.
Keywords: Novels/
Romance (Erotica)/ Dracula
---. Daughters of Takira 1: One Night in Vegas.
Changling Press, 2004. Abstract: From the publisher: Vampire
Sean Patrick searches for the ultimate sexual adventure in Las Vegas,
but Sin City offers nothing more than the same boring bedroom games. He
longs for mind-blowing experiences that will satisfy his lustŃfor sex
and for blood. The moment Sue Hamilton spots Sean, she knows he is the
man she has spent years waiting to meet. But she guards a dangerous
secret and dares not indulge in more than a few hours of ecstasy with
Sean.
Keywords: Novels/Romance (Erotica)
Lee, Tanith. "Isabel." In: Realms of Fantasy,
April 2004. Abstract: From Locus (April,2004): "A splendid
variation on the vampire legend that actually breaks disturbing original
ground."
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies
Leigh, Lora. "Blood Ties - Knight Stalker." In:
Manaconda. Ellora's Cave, 2004. Abstract: From the
publisher: A centuries old vampire, or is he? Bliss St. Clair comes
upon the man of her dreams as his lethally sharp teeth are biting into
another woman's neck. He's a vampire. But this one can walk in the
daylight, a cross doesn't harm him, he's not dark and brooding,
merciless or tortured. He's a charming bad boy with a rakish sense of
humor and a wicked smile that heats every nerve ending in her body. And
he wants her.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies/
Romance (Erotica)
MacAlister, Katie. Sex, Lies, and Vampires. Love Spell, February 2005
Abstract: From the author’s web site: Take a flawed charmer named Nell, add a cursed Dark One called the Betrayer who has sold his own kind for centuries to a demon lord, and throw them together in a desperate attempt to save an innocent child...while along the way unentangling themselves from a Welsh knocker named Gigli who runs a house of ill repute for poltergeists, avoiding death by a revenge-minded vampire, and trying to convince a group of mummies that dead really does mean forever.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
McCray, Cheyenne, and Annie Windsor. Vampire Dreams. Ellora's Cave, 2004.
Abstract: Zin, a five-century-old Aztec warrior-turned-vampire, has been waiting for his Eternal Mate's return since the day the evil Lopos murdered her. Zin is a leather-clad, motorcycle riding, bad boy with a passion for guitar-playing, rock music, and life itself. Yet without his mate something will always be missing. When he finally senses her return, he must once again battle the Lopos - only this time he will not fail.
On her way to Cabo San Lucas, Hannah Cordova is lured into a mysterious resort in a small Mexican town, which could mean excitement or soul-ripping fear and danger. It could also mean the stirring of an ancient power - and an ancient passion - Hannah never knew she could claim for her own.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
McGowan, Michael. The Shadowlands. Quiet Storm Publications, 2004 (Sept.).
Abstract: From the author: In a city where humans and vampires share an uneasy coexistence, private investigator Chad Lowe has been hired to solve a murder. The victim - an influential vampire's devoted human mistress. What, in the beginning, looks like an act of political retribution quickly takes on dimensions far more gruesome than Lowe could have possibly imagined.
Keywords: Novels
Merz, Jon F. The Syndicate. Pinnacle, 2003. A Lawson Vampire Mystery
Abstract: From the publisher: The name's Lawson. My cousin Marilyn is missing. She's a dancer in New York City, hoping to trip the light fantastic on Broadway. I hear she may have been doing the two-step with a bunch of lowlife vampire gangsters who call themselves the Syndicate. My Manhattan contact is new on the job and doesn't have much info on these vamps.The Syndicate, on the other hand, seems to know plenty about me - too much, in fact. They've nabbed Marilyn to persuade me to join their cause. All they've done is make my blood boil, and inspired me to call in some old favors. The deadly kind.
Keywords: Novels/ Mystery
Mitchell, Mary Ann. The Vampire Desade. Leisure, 2004
Series: Marquis de Sade Book 5.
Keywords: Novels
Navarro, Yvonne. The Darkening (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow, Book 1) Simon Spotlight, 2004.
Abstract: In the woods outside Sunnydale, Willow Rosenberg has exacted a terrible revenge for the murder of her lover Tara Maclay: She has captured Warren, the murderous leader of the Trio, and flayed him alive. Her best friends, Buffy Summers and Xander Harris, arrived too late to stop her. But the death of Warren isn't enough for Willow. Now her friends can only watch as the juiced-up witch sets off on a trail of vengeance and magick-gathering to prepare the spell that will bring Tara back to life. And whoever gets in Willow's way is going to regret it - including one Slayer who is still hoping to save her best friend.
Keywords: Young Adult/ Buffy and Angel Stories
---. Broken Sunrise (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wicked Willow, Book 3). Simon Spotlight, 2004 (Sept.).
Abstract: The Ghost of Tara has disappeared. At first Willow thought it was because of something she'd done - or worse, that the universe was again conspiring to hurt her. But it's almost impossible to keep secrets from a witch, especially one as powerful as Willow, and ultimately she learns that Buffy and the gang are the culprits.
Keywords: Young Adult Buffy and Angel Stories
Nour, Myra. A Vampire's Kiss. New Concepts, 2003.
Abstract: From the publisher: Violet travels to the Amazon to appeal to a legendary River Goddess to fulfill a lifelong fantasy - to be bitten and made love to by a vampire. After returning home she questions her sanity in believing this myth. Violet is more than pleased when she is caught in a deeply erotic dream sequence with a handsome vampire, one so real, it is eerie. She is shocked when she meets Adrian the next day, for he looks just like Armand, the vampire. But is he really Armand come to life, or simply the strangest coincidence she has ever encountered?
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies Romance (Erotica)
Pillow, Michelle M. Redeemer of Shadows. New Concepts, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: Hathor Vinceti does not feel as if she completely belongs in the world around her, yet she never imagines that more could be waiting for her. She decides to move to London to help Georgia run her seasonal upscale bed-and-breakfast home. But in London Hathor finds more than just an exotic city that captures the mind - she finds a thriving underworld seething with wickedly bored vampires. And what could be worse than immortal beings with nothing to do and forever to do it?
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Rhodes, Natasha. Blade : Trinity. Games Workshop, 2004 (Nov).
Abstract: Novelization of movie.
Keywords: Novels
Riess, Jana.What Would Buffy Do? : The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide. Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: The first book-length treatment of the spiritual and religious themes in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Faith and culture collide in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the phenomenal cult classic television series that has captured the imagination of a generation of fans and received widespread critical acclaim. Written for Buffy fans with spiritual inclinations, this book at last explores some of the show's most fascinating spiritual, religious, and mythological ideas - from apocalypse and iconography to the power of blood and the need for humor when fighting our spiritual battles.
Keywords: Nonfiction/ Buffy and Angel Stories
Ritchardson, A. L. Thirst for Love. New Concepts, 2003.
Abstract: From the publisher: What happens when you meet the right man at the wrong time? What happens when Mr. Right isn’t who you think he is? Take the woman out of her environment, turn her world upside down, and see where her heart leads her. A woman finds herself caught up in a relationship with that oh-so-sexy character of horror: the vampire. When he turns her into one too, however, gender roles become skewed, and she must learn how to love him in this new world. Starting from a naive girl, she fumbles her way through her new existence until she can finally stand up to her loverÕs passion and discover her own sensuality as a vampire and as a woman.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Romkey, Michael. American Gothic. Random House, 2004.
Abstract: From the book jacket: Through the endless waltz of time, a man becomes a monster and a monster reclaims his humanity by saving one human soul. 1863 - Even the opium pipe and its dark dreams isn't enough to erase the memories that haunt Nathaniel Peregrine. His home destroyed, his wife and children butchered, his world shattered by civil war, he can find no reason to protect his soul from the intoxicating evil that pursues him. Willingly he bends his neck for the beautiful demon who will take away his pain and replace it with an otherworldly power too great and terrible to imagine. 1914 - Years later, growing tired of living a vampire's restless existence, Peregrine travels to the wild island of Haiti, where shadow blends easily into the exotic flora and fauna. There he meets Helen Fairweather, a woman who makes him yearn for a mortal life as he has not done for ages. The longing leads him to Dr. Lavalle, a man who may be able to give him back his soul. Once a foremost authority on diseases of the blood, the good doctor sets Peregrine on a steep descent that will end with salvation or damnation.
Keywords: Novels
Roth, Mandy M. Vampyre Productions: Book One: The Valkyrie. New Concepts, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: What would you do if one of HollywoodÕs leading heart-throbs only had eyes for you? That's the question that Valerie Falkyr is facing. After a chance meeting and a minor misunderstanding, she suddenly finds herself the object of one of film's darkest hunks. In the beginning it' s overwhelming to have the attentions of someone so famous directed at her, but soon she sees a darker side of Guytano--a side that fans donÕt get to see.
Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
---. Daughter of Darkness. New Concepts, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: In modern day America, creatures that go bump in the night exist only in books and movies, right? Wrong. The streets are crawling with supernatural predators. Gwyneth Stevens works for a local branch of the government that specializes in controlling and maintaining supernatural creatures. When a rash of hellhound related homicides sends Gwen searching for clues, she comes face to face with Pallo, the Master Vampire who owns Necro's Magik World & Supernatural Theme Park. What she doesn't realize is that she and Pallo share a past, and only he can help her discover who she really is.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance (Erotica)
Shan, Darran. The Vampire Prince. Little, Brown, 2003.
Abstract:A Young Adult novel for ages 9-12. Book six in the series.
Keywords: Young Adult
---. Trials of Death. Little Brown, 2004.
Abstract: A Young Adult novel for ages 9-12. Book five in the series.
Keywords: YoungAdult
---. Allies of the Night. Little, Brown, 2004.
Abstract: A Young Adult novel for ages 9-12. Book eight in the series.
Keywords: Young Adult
Simmons, D. N. Desires Unleashed: Knights of the Darkness Chronicles. Authorhouse, 2004 (Sept.).
Abstract: From the author: Enter a world where humans and the supernatural live together in a tenuous co-existence, where neither side trusts the other. As darkness blankets the city, an unknown terror stalks the night searching for human victims. The government funded special police force (Supernatural Unit Investigation Team) better known as the S.U.I.T. division, has assigned two detectives to track down this mysterious threat. The detectives soon discover that this threat may be more than they can handle and they seek outside help from two unlikely candidates. Can the combined forces of four beings be enough to triumph in a deadly race against time?
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Sizemore, Susan. I Thirst for You Pocket Star, 2004.
Abstract: From the author's website: He appears out of the dark desert night - a huge, dangerous stranger who sparks desire and fear in her like she's never known. Josephine Elliot knows only that her captor's name is Marcus Cage, and that he's on the run. But who is chasing him, and why? Is Marcus protecting her by taking her hostage - or is he planning to use her to buy his own freedom? And why, above all, is she so inexorably drawn to him, body and soul? Book 2 in the Primes series.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
South, James B. (editor). Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (Popular Culture and Philosophy Series) Open Court Publishing, 2003.
Abstract: How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life demonstrate Platonic eudaimonism? Or do they illustrate the flaws in Nietzsche's superman concept? What does the show's treatment of vampires, demons, and other entities say about ethical attitudes toward nonhumans? These are some of the questions asked and answered in this lively collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the long-running series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy's status as the leading vehicle for exploring the evil underlying everyday life has made it ripe for the kind of witty, penetrating philosophical analysis this book delivers -- fully disintering the intellectual issues that underlie this cult favorite.
Keywords: Nonfiction/ Buffy and Angel Stories
Taylor, Karen E. Blood Red Dawn: The Vampire Legacy. Pinncale, 2004 (Oct.).
Abstract: Series: The Vampire Legacy No. 7.
From the publisher: When his immortal and pregnant lover Deirdre Griffin mysteriously vanishes, vampire Mitch scours the dark streets and cemeteries of New Orleans to save her and their unborn child from harm.
Keywords: Novels/ Romance
Thompson, James M. Tainted Blood. Pinnacle, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: At long last, Elijah Pike has procured a vaccine powerful enough to purify his vampire blood, and hopefully bring an end to his insatiable appetite. He shares his findings with those of his kind who also wish to heal their eternal torment. Theo Thantos doesn't want to be cured. He doesn't care if vampires spill innocent blood to ensure their own survival. He will not allow Pike's vaccine to drive the nosferatu to extinction. With a cadre of fanatics devoted to his cause, Thantos plans to transform America's most powerful people into vampires under his control. The battle lines have been drawn. Thantos' army appears unstoppable, but Pike's experiments on vampirism go beyond mere treatment. He has found a way of increasing a vampire's mental and physical abilities. It's a discovery that could provide his brood with he edge they so desperately need against Thantos' forces of darkness. For unless Pike and his followers can crush their enemies, the mortal world will be transformed into a living hell.
Keywords: Novels
Topping, Keith. Hollywood Vampire. Virgin Publishing, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: This unofficial fan bible is updated to include every episode of seasons three and four, encompassing the highlights of the show in categories such as: Dreaming (as Buffy often proves) is Free; The Charisma Show; There's a Ghost in My House; and Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. It also focuses on the shared history of Angel and Buffy, the novels and the websites, draws attention to logic flaws and points out numerous pop-culture references.
Keywords: Novels/ Buffyand Angel Stories
Tunstall, Kit. Beloved Forever. Ellora's Cave, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: Emily's life changes forever when a dark master makes her a vampire. He claims she's the reincarnation of his first love, found and lost four times in eight hundred years. She thinks he's crazy, until the dreams of other lives begin, with two things in common: Nicholas and tragic endings. As she copes with her new state as a vampire under his jaded tutelage, Emily wonders how this time can be any different - especially when Nicholas' sire and sworn enemy appears to wreak havoc on both of them.
Keywords: Novels Romance (Erotica)
Wieck, Stewart. End Games: Clan Novel Saga (Vampire). White Wolf, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: The chronological compilation of the entire 14-part Clan Novel Saga concludes as the war between Sabbat and Camarilla hits New York, the machinations of Cardinal Mon¨ada reach their deadly climax and the Eye of Hazimel finds its last home.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies
Wieck, Stewart (ed.) Bloody September (Clan Novel Saga. Vol 3) White Wolf, 2004.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies
Wilder, J. C. "One Night Stand." In: Ellora's Cavemen: Tales from the Temple II. Ellora's Cave, 2004.
Abstract: From the publisher: Lucius deVille had the face of an angel and the body of an unrepentant sinner. He was the kind of vampire every woman dreamed of calling 'Lover' at least once in her life. The proverbial tall, dark and handsome male that was the fantasy of millions of women around the world and to top it all off, he was educated and possessed a wicked sense of humor that had charmed more than one woman out of her panties.
Keywords: Short Stories, Novellas & Anthologies/ Romance (Erotica)
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. In the Face of Death: An Historical Horror Novel (Count Saint Germain). Benbella Books, 2004.
Abstract: Fromthe publisher: Series: Madelaine de Montalia.
This erotic and historical vampire novel is set in America in the years before and during the Civil War and features Madelaine de Montalia, sometime lover of Count St. Germain; General William Tecumseh Sherman; and, in a supporting role, St. Germain himself. Madelaine lives with and studies the native tribes of America, trying to document their culture and knowledge before they are changed unalterably by contact with the settlers new to North America, only to find herself in the middle of some of the most horrifying events of the war. The stubborn and highly disciplined Tecumseh wrestles with his conscience as he falls in love with Madelaine, while the strong-willed Madelaine is torn between her love for Tecumseh and the demands of her nature.
Keywords: Novels/ History/ Romance
Zagoren, Kimberley. Mina's Journal. Writers Club Press, 2002.
Abstract: From the publishers: Mina's Journal is a quirky, sexy vampire tale with a new spin on the legends of yore. Over one hundred years old and still going strong, Mina thinks she knows it all. But what this self-centered vampiress doesn't know could fill a book. Out on her own after years in captivity, Mina forgets her old world sensibilities and lets her needs and desires take control. It isn't too long before she is caught up in a web of sex, lies, and betrayal. Can the living dead learn the true meaning of existence? Join Mina as she struggles to figure out the meaning of it all, before it's too late.
Keywords: Novels
---. Thicker Than Water : The Mina St. Claire Series. iUniverse, 2004.
Abstract: From the author: When Mina takes off on her own, she thinks she's closed the door on her old life for good. But when one door closes, another one opens, and what's waiting for her on the other side is unlike anything she's ever known. Ubervamps, a killer plague, sex, drugs, and a mad scientist out of control - Mina's new life is far from perfect. With the fate of her own kind on the line, Mina fights to save the one thing in this world more precious to her than her own eternal existence - the love she left behind.
Keywords: Novels
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