In Defiance of Death (Paperback)

After Jack Mitchell and Jim Lyon destroyed her covens and 'killed' her, Master Witch Laurie Nevins has revived in the body of a fifteen-year old girl, Mary Beth Bonney. Bent on revenge and her ultimate goal of opening the portal between worlds of man and demon, she begins the creation of new covens to do her bidding. In the process, she forms an unlikely partnership with another Master Witch, Yvette DuBois, who also shares an unpleasant history with Jack Mitchell, known as The Witchhunter. While training her covens, the young witch discovers that one of her coven members has lycanthropic tendencies; she is a werewolf. Protected and aided by the gigantic beast, the young witch plots her revenge on Jack Mitchell and his wife by kidnapping their daughter for use as a sacrifice to open the portal. However, Mary Beth discovers some undesirable 'human' emotions that came with her new body. She develops strong feelings for a young man. These new emotions confuse the witch as she pits her inhuman desires against internal human emotions. Jack and his wife, Denise team up with the Private Investigator, Jim Lyon and Flame Vasquez again to save his daughter before the witches can sacrifice her and destroy the fabric that separates the worlds of humans and the demonic. Responding to Jack's plea for help, Jim and Flame reunite months after their battle against a serial killer in the Wichita storm drains. Most of their experience is with the darker side of humanity and not with the supernatural. Each person faces the crisis in their own way, drawing on unique experiences and skills to help in the battle against evil. Through the course of their encounters with each other, Jack and his team find themselves forging an uneasy alliance with the young witch in an effort to thwart the Master Witch, Yvette DuBois, who does not suffer from human emotion. Jack and his friends must battle two powerful satanic witches, multiple covens, and a werewolf in order to save his daughter. While experienced at dealing with Satanists, Jack has no experience with werewolves and becomes involved in a fight for survival against a vastly superior and tenacious physical predator. Through the course of their adventures, the four heroes separate and reunite as they battle the forces of evil. With Jack and Jim serious injured, the women bring the story to its conclusion. -------------------------------------------- This is one of several novels based upon these characters.