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Dark Shadows: Angelique's Descent
Dark Shadows, 1
The dashing heir of a New England shipping magnate, Barnabus Collins captured the heart of the sensual Angelique amid the exquisite beauty of Martinique, her island home. Angelique's brief happiness is destroyed when Barnabus cruelly deserts her and becomes engaged to another. Little does Barnabas know of the evil his betrayal will unleash.
For Angelique is no ordinary woman. Raised in the mysterious art of voodoo witchcraft, she long ago pledged her soul to darkness and became immortal. Vowing to torment and destroy Barnabas, a vengeful Angelique damns him to eternal life as a vampire----a companion who will accompany her forever. Little does Angelique understand the depth of Barnabas's fury...
Art by Janet Meehan
Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch
Dark Shadows, 2
This next chapter in the Dark Shadows saga is back in a new edition, with the full measure of eroticism, spellbinding suspense, and gripping storytelling that made the original television series a timeless hit. The roots of the Collins family’s power and wealth go deep... Barnabas Collins is ready to embark on a new life and marriage with his savior, the virtuous Dr. Julia Hoffman. But when Antoinette, a beautiful sixties flower child with a shocking resemblance to the immortal witch Angelique, rebuilds the Old House, his past returns to haunt him.
Discovering a grisly corpse in the basement—where his old casket once lay—Barnabas realizes another vampire has invaded his domain. His fight to protect his family from this new threat will take Barnabas back through time to an evil moment in America’s history: the corrupt witch trials of old Salem itself.
Art by Janet Meehan
Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising
Dark Shadows, 3
The first all-new Dark Shadows novel in years, written by Lara Parker, one of the stars of the cult classic TV show!
When a portrait is lost that has maintained Quentin Collins's youthful appearance for over a century―and has also kept his werewolf curse at bay―Quentin begins to dread the full moon.
Meanwhile, David, the sixteen-year-old heir to the Collins fortune, has fallen in love with Jacqueline, a young girl living at the Old House who is the reincarnation of Angelique. David and Jacqueline are swept back in time to the prohibition era of the Twenties, where David uncovers the dark secrets of the Collins family history.
Most threatening of all, Dr. Nathanial Blair, an expert in the paranormal, has come to Collinwood because he suspects they are harboring a vampire. Fortunately, Barnabas Collins has returned to his coffin after a disastrous flirtation with life as a human. Nevertheless, what Blair discovers places the entire Collins family in jeopardy.
Art by Janet Meehan
Dark Shadows: Heiress of Collinwood
Dark Shadows, 4
Dark Shadows: Heiress of Collinwood is the continuing the story of the classic TV show, Dark Shadows by series star, Lara Parker.
“My name is Victoria Winters, and my journey continues...”
An orphan with no knowledge of her origins, Victoria Winters first came to the great house of Collinwood as a Governess. It didn’t take long for the Collins family’s many buried secrets, haunted history, and rivalries with evil forces to catch up to Victoria and cast the newcomer adrift in time, trapped between life and death.
At last returned to the present, Victoria is called back to Collinwood by a mysterious letter. Hoping to fill in the gaps of her memories by meeting with the people who knew her best, Victoria returns to the aging mansion. However, she soon discovers that the entire Collins family is missing―except for Barnabas Collins, a vampire whose own dark curse is well known. Victoria discovers that she has been named sole heir to the estate, if only she can prove her own identity.
Beset by danger and dire warnings, Victoria must discover what dread fate has befallen Collinwood, even as she finally uncovers a shocking truth long hidden in the shadows...
Bugs & Critters I Have Known
From School Library Journal:
Grade 3-6A bubbly collection of original poems mainly celebrating insects (though some other critters take center stage in the final section). Mostly humorous in content, the rhymes tickle the imagination as well as the funny bone, with the water strider slaloming on six little skis while the dragonfly is not just a bug,/Hes enamel, hes air, and are often thought-provoking as well, as when the mayfly considers the cutting irony of the ants offhand greeting have a nice day. The simple pen-and-ink cartoons support the verses and are in perfect step with their creepy-crawly subjects. While not as literary as Paul Fleischmans Joyful Noise (HarperCollins, 1988) or as decorative as Doug Florians Insectlopedia (Harcourt, 1998), this enjoyable romp can be teamed with those titles plus Cathi Hepworths Bug Off!: A Swarm of Insect Words (Putnam, 1998) and Jinny Johnsons handsome Simon and Schuster Childrens Guide to Insects and Spiders (S & S, 1997) for a nifty bug mix sure to lure science-resistant kids.Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.