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79. Erickson, Lynn. Out of the Darkness. New York: Harlequin, 1995. Paperback. |
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Publisher series: Harlequin Superromance #626. |
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Miguel Rivera y Aguilar, a handsome Spaniard born 500 years ago, meets Karen, a night nurse in New York City, and falls in love. He confides in her the torment he suffers because of the creature he has become. He is driven by one desire to kill Baltazar, his nemesis and the monster who turned Miguel into a vampire. |
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Element(s): Category Romance. |
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80. Farren, Mick. The Time of Feasting. New York: Tor, 1996. Hardcover. |
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Modern-day vampires have learned to survive on nourishment from blood banks, but every seven years or so their predatory nature flares out of control. Renquist, Master of the New York enclave, will allow the hunt only under controlled circumstances, but his leadership is being openly challenged by a group of younger members. Adding to his problems are the determined efforts of two knowledgeable vampire hunters. This is a literate look at the vampire life. |
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81. Fenn, Lionel. The Mark of the Moderately Vicious Vampire. New York: Ace, 1992. Paperback. |
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On a dark and stormy night a purple dinghy crashes ashore, discharging a coffin and its occupant on the rocky shores of Assyria, Maine. The vampire Count Lamar de la von Zaguar is looking for a deserted manor in which to set up housekeeping, hunt for food and maybe find a bride to spend eternity with. Unfortunately for him, Kent Montana Scottish baron, sometime actor, and part-time inhabitant of Assyria has arrived, summoned by a mysterious message telling of dire events in this small town. With the help of some of the eccentric folks (like the pert and pretty Roxy) who populate Assyria, Kent figures out just what sort of creature the town's newest citizen must be. |
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Element(s): Humor, Romance. |
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82. Flanders, Eric. Night Blood. New York: Zebra, 1993. Paperback. |
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Val Romero is a vampire with a conscience. He drinks and kills to satisfy an overpowering hunger for blood, but he tries to choose his victims carefully and to take only those who menace human society. Sometimes, however, he makes mistakes. One of these mistakes brings the un- |
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