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romance novelist Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of England's King Henry VIII. Tension develops between Henry and Mike since both love Vicki. In most of these adventures the men find themselves reluctant allies. |
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127.. Blood Price. Daw: New York, 1991. Paperback |
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Series: Vicki Nelson No. 1. |
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A young man who has suffered taunts from others decides to gain power through a pact with a blood-hungry demon whom he conjured up. The demon goes on a terrifying killing spree. Fast action abounds as Vicki, Mike, and Henry track down and destroy the killer. |
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Element(s): Mystery, Romance, SF/F. |
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128.. Blood Trail. New York: Daw, 1992. Paperback. |
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Series: Vicki Nelson No. 2 |
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Set in farm country near London, Ontario. A family of werewolves is being systematically murdered. The survivors ask their friend Henry Fitzroy for help. He, in turn, calls upon Vicki's investigative talents to ferret out the killer. Mike also shows up to help. |
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Element(s): Mystery, Romance, SF/F. |
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129.. Blood Lines. New York: Daw, 1993. Paperback |
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Series: Vicki Nelson No. 3. |
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Henry is having nightmares about the sun. These horrifying dreams are caused, it turns out, by a paranormal link to another powerful lifeforce. An Egyptian mummy, buried and bound with ancient spells, has been awakened. It becomes Henry's task, aided by Vicki and Mike, to stop the evil plotted by this creature and his god. |
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Element(s): Mystery, Romance, SF/F. |
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130.. Blood Pact. New York: Daw, 1993. Paperback. |
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Series: Vicki Nelson No. 4. |
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Both Mike and Henry openly admit their love for Vicki. They are, as usual, antagonists and allies. With some difficulty they put differences aside when Vicki's mother dies suddenly. Guilt consumes Vicki because she had not returned repeated calls from her mother. Her distress is compounded when Mrs. Nelson's body disappears. Her mother had worked at the Queen's University Life Science Department for Dr. Aline Burke. Vicki and her two friends uncover Dr. Burke's ghastly secret experiments to reanimate the dead. For the breakthrough step in |
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