Olivia Atta Clemens, immortal vampire, Roman noblewoman, beloved of the Count Saint-Germain-has come to Paris seeking only peace. But the year is 1637, and there is no peace to be found in the Court of Louis XIII, where Cardinal Richelieu maneuvers to control the throne.Caught up in the intrigue against her will, Olivia seeks and wins the protection of a young guardsman named d'Artagnan-a man destined to become one of the greatest heroes of all time.

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Valentine's Day Surprise

A Valentine's Day surprise occurred in Arizona when an apparent agreement between a man and woman became much rougher than expected -- even terrifying. Robert McDaniel, 46, learned to his dismay he was with a "vampire."

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01 - near death experience

I can't write much at the moment, I'm still pretty messed up.

Shortly after my last entry, I was asked to head to Vancouver to look into a missing deliverer, Jack. Jack was a good friend of mine. I say was because all I was able to find of him was his head. Someone -- a vampire -- has left a message, a very clear one at that.

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What are you doing this Halloween?

Many of us celebrate Halloween in different ways -- we dress up, we go out, or we stay at home and offer sweets to the small ghouls and ghosts who trick us for treats. But what of those who give us a scare the other 364 days a year? VO recently contacted a few authors writing in the vampire genre, and asked them one simple question: "What are you doing this Halloween?"

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Christopher Lee: "Dracula and I"

I should certainly be pleased to play the part of Dracula again on the screen (surely it is the immortal role par excellence?), although I have many times refused to accept it. Nowadays I think the public identifies me with this part, and if I have sometimes refused it, it was for fear that, like the unfortunate Bela Lugosi, I should spend the rest of my life unable to play anything else.

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Human?

what is human?
is it the great mind and will?
is it the emotions?
is it the civilization?
is it the tameness?
or is it the artistry?

is it the DNA?
is it the conscience?
is it the hatred?
is it the eyes,
looking deep into the soul?

well then i'd have to say that
i may have the blood, but i will
never have the Human Soul
i AM forever primordial
and forever HUNTING

J.S. Barnak
March 3, 2002

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