Horror Book Reviews

ValedorIn the spring of 711 AD, twelve-year-old Dominicwatched his father burned to death by superstitious villagers. Nick narrowly escaped the same fate himself, for he, too, is a vampire.More than a thousand years later, Nick Valedorenjoys a peaceful life as an artist in upstate New York,supplementing his surreptitious diet of deer bloodwith an occasional mugger or rapist.His peace is shattered when his companion,a Great Horned Owl with a talent for mischief,unintentionally introduces him toKadi Dexter, a self-reliant veterinarian with a temper.For centuries Nick has endured self-imposed isolationrather than risk being honest in a relationship;but Kadi seems able to accept him for who and what he is,and the lure of that acceptance is more than Nick can resist.Suddenly faced with creatures she never dreamed existed,Kadi reluctantly allies herself withthe disturbingly handsome--and disarmingly ethical--Nick against those who would destroy him,less afraid of vampires than she is of her own heart.