The Blood Books, Vol. 2 (Blood Lines / Blood Pact)

Blood Lines An evil being has been sealed away for centuries in a sarcophagus never meant to be opened waiting patiently for his chance to rise again. Now brought to the Egyptology Department of Torontos Royal Ontario Museum the seals and spells that imprisoned him chipped away from his discoverers he has reached forth to claim the minds and souls of Torontos unsuspecting citizens. And only three people had any sense that something was wrong For Henry Fitzroy it began with terrifying images of the sun a marker of death for a vampire. Fearing for his sanity he turns to his sometimes-lover private investigator Vicki Taylor for help. As the two struggle to cope with Henrys obsession Vickis closest friend and former partner Mike Celluci is following up on two mysterious deaths at the museum certain that a force from beyond the grave is responsible for everything. Blood Pact Vicki Nelson has suffered a tragic lossone that may prove to be more horrifying than she ever imagined Vicki Nelson has received the call that no daughter ever wants to receivethat her mother has died. Marjory Nelsons coworkers at the Queens University Life Science Department told her that she suffered a heart attack and that theyd be waiting for Vicki to arrive in Kingston to make the funeral arrangements. But what begins as a personal tragedy turns into the most terrifying case of Vickis career when her mothers body disappears mysteriously from the funeral home. Someone at the University is determined to learn the secret of life after deathand theyve decided to make Vickis mother part of their horrifying experiments.