Blood Ties, set in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centers around Christina Cox as Vicki Nelson, a former cop who left the force to become a private investigator after beginning to lose her eyesight. Through her work she teams up with a 450-year-old vampire, who happens to be the illegitimate son of Henry the VIII. The mutual attraction between them is complicated by Vicki's relationship with former partner and lover, Mike Celluci. In the beginning, he doesn't believe in the supernatural and thinks that Vicki is losing her mind along with her eyesight. Also in the picture is Vicki's assistant Coreen, who was hired because of her knowledge of the occult and to keep her quiet about Henry. Coreen is thoroughly enamored with both the occult and Henry, which can get her into trouble.

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Former police officer, turned private investigator. After being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, Vicki faced the hard choice of leaving Homicide Division in the police department and working a desk job, or leaving the police force all together. Despite strong protests from her partner and lover, Detective Mike Celluci, she decided to leave the force and open a private investigation firm.

Though her vision does prove to be a problem at times, Vicki refuses to let anyone treat her like she is disabled, and continues to take risks with her life in the courses of her investigations. As a result of leaving the force, her relationship with Celluci has become on-again/ off-again. Meanwhile, her growing attraction to Henry only fuels to the complications in her love life, putting her in the center of an interesting love triangle.

Once known as the illegitimate son of Henry the VIII, Henry is now well known as an artist, with his media of choice being graphic novels. Henry tends to keep his personal life, as well as his history, hidden from everyone - the only exception is now with Vicki. While his attraction to Vicki is obvious, she resists him... which only seems to fuel his desire to court her.

Well versed in the dark arts, though opposed to using them, Henry has become Vicki's partner and bodyguard, at times providing crucial information to saving a life or solving a case.

Vicki's former partner, as well as former lover. Mike has trouble accepting Vicki's friendship and trust in Henry, especially when he finds out what Henry is.

Vicki's assistant Coreen has extensive knowledge and curiosity about the occult, which she indulges in working for Vicki. Coreen is generally more accepting of the occult than Vicki and at times serves as an emissary between Vicki and Mike.