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The Merzetti Effect
Author: Norah Wilson
Delano is a doctor who has worked for over 100 years to develop a vaccine that protects the vulnerable by the rogue vampires that are always out there. The vaccine is based on characteristics of the Merzetti family because there are anti-vampire properties in their blood. But Delano’s arch enemy, Radak, is out to destroy not only the vaccine, but also the new woman in Delano’s life, Ainsley, a nurse with a genetic gift that Delano would like to use for more than just her blood.
Author: Danielle James
Angel is a rock star who meets the lovely Breanna, who was living a normal life until she met Angel. When Angel offers her a job, she immediately accepts, even though she is unsure of whether she will be able to do the job without succumbing to his charms. When a rogue vampire starts killing everyone with a connection to Angel, he vows to protect Brea at all costs. But when the vampire decides to go after her instead of Angel, he has to change his plans to make sure that they both get out alive.
Moonshade
Author: S.J. West
Sarah is curious when a man whispers three words into her ear: “find me, Sarah.” Then, her life is turned upside down. She can’t sleep or eat until she meets an enigmatic man who helps her find the answer to the puzzle that she’s trying to solve. However, once it looks as though they’re making progress on her dilemma, he disappears, and suddenly she starts discovering her family’s past and realizes that she had a role in the past that most humans wouldn’t understand.
Vampire Girl
Author: Karpov Kinrade
Arianna is finding out that demons and monsters are real, and they are here to wreak havoc on her life. When her mother falls into a coma, she discovers that years earlier, a pact was made with the devil, but the devil has come to Arianna and not her mother to collect. Arianna signs another pact so that her mother can live, and she prepares for the misery of being Hell’s princess. But where she expected misery and pain, she finds magic and beauty instead.
Undeniable
Author: L.J. Baker
Ariana and her brother Chase have been living off the grid with a small group of other humans ever since vampires took over the human world. But then they are found and brought into the vampire world, and the vampire king, Alexander, is attracted to Ari. Ari is hesitant because she has always been taught that vampires are bad, but she also finds herself intrigued by this handsome man, as well as his half-brother West. Day after day, she is unsure of what to do, and meanwhile, things are only getting more complicated.
Veiled
Author: Stacey Rourke
Vinx is on a mission ever since the vampires slaughtered her entire family and almost killed her, as well. But she survives, and afterwards, a team of scientists made her into a force to be reckoned with as a way to get back at the vampires. She moves forward with a vengeance that is almost unheard of, along with the capacity to infiltrate their ranks and prove how evil they really are in the end. She is determined that nothing will stop her in this endeavor, even as she wonders how she will survive it all.
The Vampire Heir
Author: Juliana Haygert
Thea attends a party at a castle filled with vampires, but she is only there for her undercover work. When she unwittingly becomes a vampire slave to a prince named Drake, she finds out that there’s more to him than she expected. Her feelings start to stir whenever she’s near him, but she works extra hard to make sure that it doesn’t affect her ability to do her job. What she knows is that in the end, her secret will either save everyone or destroy them forever.
Author: Lena Fox
When Kitty, an actress, takes on a role as a vampire’s sexy victim, she gets more than she bargained for. A steamy, light-horror story that will keep you guessing, it leaves you wondering if she will accomplish her goal in the end, which is to make the vampire realize that her blood is not the only thing worth offering to him. While she is learning about vampires, she ends up learning about herself as well, which could change everything that she thought she knew, going forward.
More Than Blood
Author: Amanda Vyne
Gabrial is a house marshal investigating a murder, and Kel is working as a vigilante. They come together and sparks fly, even though Kel is furious afterwards because she realizes that the house that Gabrial belongs to is the same one that threw her family out on the streets when she was a child. As she helps Gabrial find the killer, she has to deal with her feelings toward him and the fact that they both have to face her past in order to finally catch the killer.
Undone
Author: Brenda K. Davies
Abby has been trying to forget Brian, a vampire, for many years, but when her twin sister Vicky goes missing, she enlists his help to find her. Brian has been involved with nothing but evil for more than two hundred years, but he decides to take on the task of helping Abby. As they work together, both of them are fighting an attraction to one another, which leaves her with mixed feelings and him with the hope that he can protect her from what is likely to happen next.
The Vampire Wants a Wife
Author: Andie M. Long
Shelley owns a struggling dating agency and meets a vampire who is trying to find a wife. She thinks it might be amusing, but it turns out to be a little scary, especially when she starts to receive death threats at her doorstep. To make things worse, her sophisticated dating software lets her know that she is the one who is this person’s soulmate, and she has no idea what to do next. Should she try a relationship with this handsome man, or forget that he ever existed?
Forbidden Taste
Author: Jennifer Ashley
Mariah is an employee of the LAPD trying to find a vampire who has been hidden for several hundred years. She finds him and brings him to the police, but he finds her much more intriguing than he thought she’d be. He wants to make her his, while she is merely trying to finish her assignment so that she can go on to the next one. Then danger comes, and he realizes that Mariah will be in danger if he doesn’t make the right choices.
Darkest Temptation
Author: Rachel Van Dyken
Mason, a werewolf, has been alone since his mate died centuries ago, when Serenity, a vampire, comes into his life and wreaks havoc with it. This is a forbidden love story, as vampires and wolves don’t mate, but Mason can’t help the way that he feels about this lovely creature. She is driving him crazy, and in the end, he feels that his internal mechanism that can balance good and evil just might be enough to make this relationship work.
Ryder
Author: Patricia A. Rasey
Ryder is a vampire sent to secretly infiltrate a ruthless cartel, but when he meets the beautiful niece of the cartel’s leader, he falls hard. Gabriela is used to staying close to home and protecting both it and her heart, and when she meets Ryder she automatically thinks that he might be different from the rest. Ryder falls for her, too, but when she later discovers what he’s up to, she feels betrayed. Can these two forget all about the past and finally be together?
Blood Bond
Author: Helen Hardt
When Dante attacks the blood bank in a hospital because he is literally in need of blood, it is ER nurse Erin who catches him. She knows that she should turn him into the authorities, but for some reason, this attractive, enigmatic young man melts her heart instead. Dante tries to control his urges, but it becomes difficult because he has just escaped from the captivity that held him prisoner for years. Which one of them will win in the end, or will it be both of them?
Author: H.P. Mallory
When Bryn dreams that her entire family is killed, she awakes and believes that it is actually a premonition and not just a dream. When she meets sexy Dureau, she has to remind herself that she has sworn off men, but between this new stranger and Sinjin, a man who has already shown an interest in her, what is she to do? And how does her dream and the arrival of Dureau play into these scenarios?
Vampire’s Faith
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
This is an exciting, fast-paced novel that centers on the story between Ronan, a vampire who has landed in a world where vampires are hidden and where evil still exists, and Faith, the woman he finds after seeing her in his dreams for centuries. Of course, the evil is about to touch both of them, and their attraction to one another might night be enough to thwart it. This novel is sexy, action-filled, hot, and fast, from the first page to the last.
To Love a Vampire
Author: Jody Offen
Kayla and Zak, her vampire lover, have a sometimes passionate, sometimes tumultuous relationship. They are both stubborn and determined not to let the other one get to them, but that is looking more and more impossible to do. This is a funny, sexy story that gives you a lot to look forward to, and regardless of what happens in their relationship, it is certain to leave you wanting more. Just don’t try to guess what is going to happen next because it is always a surprise.
Vampires Like It Hot
Author: Lynsay Sands
When Raffaele pulls a half-dressed woman out of the ocean, he is immediately smitten with her. Jess is a target of the rogue vampires who are going around biting tourists, but until then, she never even believed in vampires. When she and Raff work together to solve the mystery, they have two things in common: the fact that they didn’t realize how bad the situation is, and the complexity and intensity of their relationship, which takes them both by surprise.
Not His Vampire
Author: Annie Nicholas
Trixie knows that magic is real and shifters really do exist. Vampires, on the other hand, she isn’t too sure about. Victor is a vampire who has been in the dragon’s dungeon for centuries, and he is immediately taken aback when he meets Trixie. She thinks that he has a few loose screws in his head, while he is trying to figure out how she can be so beautiful. She is intent on making his eternity a true hell, until they discover that they have a common enemy, which changes things more than either of them is ready for.
Vampire Sire
Author: J.R. Rain
Samantha is a PI with a magic sword and a case that involves finding her elusive attacker. She teams up with her witch best friend, Allison, and they head into an old haunted estate, where they find out more about her vampire’s sire than they are ready for. It looks as though Sam’s past might have more to it than she realized, and when a battle ensues with a deadly creature, she will need her friends and her sword more than she ever dreamed possible.
Caught
Author: Julia Mills et al.
When a woman trusts her future to a vampire, she has a difficult choice to make. She had been stealing to give things to poor children, but the law has caught up with her, and they don’t look too kindly on what she’s done, despite the fact that she had good intentions for doing it. When a vampire comes along and promises to give her back the life she once had, she has to accept the fact that this aloof vampire may be her only way out of her predicament, or is he?
The Immortal’s Betrayal
Author: Martha Woods
Tessa has left her clan of vampires for several reasons, including that she broke Kristian’s heart. But when the vampires decide to build up their family again, Kristian is forced to believe that bringing Tessa back will be detrimental to the group, and when he finds out that they know where Tessa is, he decides to try to protect her, even though that can mean betrayal to the rest of the vampires. But how can he stay away from her, when all he does is think of her day in and day out?
Compelled by the Vampire
Author: Kellie McAllen
Roric’s job is to improve humans’ opinions of vampires, which is starting to work when he meets Caroline, who is dying because of a recent attack by a vampire. When he meets her, he is immediately attracted to her, but since she is naturally wary of vampires, she looks the other way. When Roric finds out that her attacker wants her, too, he decides to fight even harder to get her for his own. Who will get to her first, and will she ever believe that vampires aren’t as evil as she always thought they were?
Craving
Author: Stephanie Summers
If you like steamy tension and sexy vampires, this book will not disappoint. It tells the story of Sabine, who leaves a vampire town because of a 200-year-old pact that has her promised to someone whom she doesn’t love. It is Remy’s job to keep her in town, but he lets her go temporarily because he understands her situation. When he finally goes to locate her and bring her back, sparks fly immediately, but can their relationship withstand these strong love-hate feelings between them?
Marked
Author: Gwen Knight et al.
Amelie is from a family filled with slayers who are constantly venturing out to slay the evil. When her best friend’s life is in danger, she has to go undercover as a blood courtesan and sell herself to the highest bidder, who ends up being Ethen. Ethen is smitten with Amelie, and she tries not to return those feelings, mainly because she has been taught not to trust vampires, but she needs his help to save her best friend, so she does what must be done.
My Viking Vampire
Author: Krystal Shannan
Bailey is on the run from her enemies when she meets a vampire named Erick, who promises to keep her safe from harm. But sparks ignite the moment they meet, and it is only then that they realize that their lives are in more danger than ever before. Can Erick’s promise to keep Bailey safe really be kept, or will both of them continue to be in more and more danger as the months go by?
Inevitable
Author: L.J. Baker
Vampire king Alexander has been eliminating humans for a long time, and Ariana has always been convinced that there is no such thing as a good vampire. Alexander is determined to prove her wrong, but when his wife comes back into the picture with a vengeance and the determination to claim everything that is hers, including Alexander, she sets her sights on removing Ariana first and foremost, which means that it is up to Alexander to save her from this fate.
Author: Bella Forrest
Filled with heart-racing actions and enough battles to keep everyone happy, this is the story of the Shadians and their attempts to fight the end of the world, literally. To do this, they have to trust those whom they’ve never trusted before, even if it is a former enemy. Join Ben, Rose, and the rest of the team, as they fight ahead to prevent the world from ending so that both sides can move on from there.
Stolen
Author: Marissa Farrar
Dakota is stolen as a child and promised to a vampire on her 18th birthday. Enter Roman, whom she thinks is the most beautiful thing she’s ever seen. She quickly falls in love with him, but since it is an arranged marriage, Dakota decides to wait for him to touch her first. But he doesn’t. As her desire for him grows, she starts to wonder who will make the first move, and she can’t figure out why he hasn’t done so thus far.
Vampire Next Door
Author: Angela Snyder
Jane Doe wakes from a coma after being left for dead in the woods and cannot remember anything that happened. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes once again, and when it does, her gorgeous but mysterious next-door neighbor comes to her aid. However, although she is totally dependent on him to help her provide the answers to her past, she can’t help but wonder if he is part of that past, and that scares her more than anything.
The Vampire’s Bride
Author: Gena Showalter
Layel is a vampire king who has been out for revenge ever since his beloved was killed several centuries earlier, and Delilah is the first female he’s met who has piqued his passion. When they find themselves on a deserted island, both wonder who will make the first move, and if they don’t give in to their desires soon, it could mean their permanent separation.
Quinn
Author: D.B. Reynolds
This is the story of Quinn, a vampire who wants to get rid of the ruler of Ireland so that both vampires and humans have a chance to live. Eve is someone who never thought much about vampires until she saw two of them kill her beloved brother. Though reluctant, she eventually agrees to help Quinn get rid of the baddies in the government, but can she do that without falling in love with him?
Lost Soul
Author: T.G. Ayer
With her sister and mother missing, Kai decides that she will stop at nothing to rescue them, but as she does, she runs into ghosts, demons, and trackers. As a result, she and her sidekick Logan have a lot to deal with. Before the Wraith poisoning completely takes her away from everyone she loves, she must trust Logan in a way that she’s never trusted anyone before, but is that even possible? Everyone in this story has secrets, including Kai, so figuring out how they will all play out keeps the book interesting.
Forbidden Days
Author: C.L. Quinn
Park has a great life in Los Angeles, despite her rough childhood, until she is car-jacked by someone who is actually a vampire. Suddenly, everything she thought that she knew about the world changes, and things that she didn’t know existed come to light. She finds it fascinating, and when her carjacker, Bas, starts to fall for her, she has mixed feelings indeed. Yes, this old, war-weary vampire is starting to feel things again, which could end up being exactly what both he and Park desperately need.
Viper
Author: Madisyn Ashmore
Caleb is a very sexy vampire who decides that he wants Abby, a young lawyer who just moved to Hollywood. But just when things are going well for the couple, Abby’s darkest secret is revealed, and it threatens to ruin their relationship. Will Caleb be able to continue his feelings for Abby, despite this dark secret, or will it keep them apart forever?
The Witch and the Vampire King
Author: Anna Santos
Jessica is a witch who is out to find her soulmate, the man who has haunted her dreams for a very long time. She has been afraid that he might be dead, so she is thrilled to learn that he is very much alive and well. After they meet and there seems to be a mutual attraction between them, can she convince him that she is reincarnated and is the love of his life? This is exactly what Jessica is determined to do, no matter how long it takes.
Author: Angela M. Hudson
Ara feels crushed and defeated, but Fate still has plans for her. Enter a war, then peace, then many secrets associated with many lives, to name a few. In the end, if Ara is successful, the truth will come out and set everyone free, but at what cost? Filled with betrayal, sex, hate, love, lies, and loyalty, Ara’s story will keep you enthralled until the very last page.
Author: Joey W. Hill
Alanna is destined to be a servant to a vampire master, and she gladly accepts. But when she betrays her master then he disappears, Evan is assigned to protect her until he returns. Both Evan and his servant Niall are a little rough around the edges, but Alanna enjoys her adventures with both of them while the authorities are out looking for the master. When he returns, she is disappointed, and Evan and Niall both fight to make sure that she remains theirs.
Pierced
Author: Kiera Blackwood
Hannah is a coed, a great baker, and also a wolf shifter. When Bennet is assigned to investigate zombie-like monsters who are going around and terrorizing everyone, he meets up with Hannah, and he is immediately smitten. But can he protect her from harm when he, too, is a danger to her? This is a story filled with romance, suspense, and a lot of action, and it is one that you will not soon forget.
Author: Nikki Landis
Mare’s life is in danger, and Andre knows it. When Andre happens upon her attack and saves her life, he is immediately smitten with this young, innocent girl. She immediately brings meaning to his soulless existence, and he is attracted to her from the bottom of his heart. He works to save Mare from the forces that are trying to destroy her before it is too late, even though he wonders if saving her will leave him lost and damned forever.
Vampire Girl 5
Author: Karpov Kinrade
An action-filled and even funny story, it starts with Iris, a hunter who is after the king and queen’s son, Elias, whom everyone thinks murdered them. Now Iris has to go back to the pits of Hell to find him, and along the way, she has to escape from people who are trying to kill her because they think that she has the magical sword, which she doesn’t. The story is filled with dark battles and the relationship between Iris and Elias, though at times, they seem to be in opposite corners.
Deaths of God
Author: Scarlett Dawn
With raw emotion and even some laughter, you can enjoy the story of characters such as Bel, Kimber, Gwen, and others as they go through life, love, and war. This story involves a bloody vampire tyrant, a war no one is able to stop, and a romance for the ages, and it is set against bloody war and its consequences, a lot of sex, and the one thing that binds everything together, love.
Wanted
Author: Kristen Strassel
Corynne, a human who becomes a blood courtesan, makes money, needs the vampires to protect her from other humans, participates in a murder investigation, and has feelings stirring inside of her for Nash. They want each other badly, but she soon learns that she will either be his best weapon for the job that he has to do, or the downfall of his coven, both of which feel like too much responsibility for Corynne.
The Vampire’s Mate
Author: Zara Novak
When Ansel and Kat are summoned to help a vampire family against a strong group of vampire slayers, new friendships are formed in their quest to survive. Ruth, Kat’s sister, is trapped in the Red Keep and wants to escape, and when she gets to know another runaway, she starts to have feelings for him. But who is this mysterious man? And can she really trust him like she thinks she can? A tale of love, lust, and friendships, and an ending that won’t disappoint.
Love Bite
Author: Lynn Best
When Brooklyn, a college student, spends a romantic evening with a vampire named Armando, she wonders why she awoke the next morning craving blood. She feels like he is the only one who can answer all of the questions that she has, but when she looks for him he is nowhere to be found. She sets out to find him to learn what comes next, but can she find him before she does something that everyone around her will regret?
The Vampire’s Prisoner
Author: Zara Novak
Kat walks into a dark vampire bar for a little research and finds Ansel, a vampire whom she can’t help but start falling in love with. Ansel is running for his life from the people who once held him captive, and his life is turned upside down when he meets Kat. Soon, Kat is on the run with him, and they are preparing for battle together, when Ansel decides that even if he has to pay with his life, he is going to do everything possible to protect Kat.
Author: Bella Forrest
In this book, you return to Shade and all of your favorite characters, where you will experience a mystery that needs to be solved, a lot of suspense, and of course, brand-new romances to enjoy. You also meet some great new characters, and your heart will be pounding from the first page to the last. Excellent writing and exciting happenings complete the story, which you will never forget.
Chosen by the Vampire Kings
Author: Charlene Hartnady
Tanya is scheduled for the choosing ceremony, which only happens every one-hundred years, so that she has a shot at getting chosen by one of the vampire kings. The only problem is that she does not want to go. However, once she gets there, she gets chosen by King Brant, much to her surprise, and she immediately begins to come up with ways to get out of the arrangement. Maybe she could escape, but can she escape the king’s perfect body and smile?
Michael’s Soul Mate
Author: Lorelei Moone
Anna doesn’t remember how she came so close to death’s door on that night so long ago, but she does remember how Michael saved her. After she finds herself in Michael’s mansion and gets a new lease on life, it is up to her to try to figure out what happened on that fateful night. Through it all, she learns that having friends and a lover by her side is the best way to handle whatever life throws at you, especially when you’re immortal.
Alexander’s Blood Bride
Author: Lorelei Moone
When Kat attends Alexander’s annual Halloween party she has no idea what to expect, and one of the first things that happens is that Alexander seduces her. The problem is that Kat is a mortal woman whom every vampire in town wants to drain. He then decides to do something that might not be very smart; he decides to protect her from the vampires in town. Flirting with death is always tempting, as this vampire-mortal relationship will prove to the readers.
Tempting Raven
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Raven is chosen as the vampire queen to Rhyland’s vampire king, but the two despise one another. She decides to accept her fate and take the throne, and her kingdom is rife with chaos, murder, and all sorts of danger. She tries to forget about her relationship with Rhyland and concentrate on making her kingdom a little better, but things get complicated when she discovers that Rhyland might be more difficult to handle than she expected, in more ways than one.
Author: Nikki Landis
Andre is a nightwalker whose job is to watch out for the monsters that threaten his world, and he and Mare start up a relationship. A love story involving two different people in two different worlds. And between vampires, supernatural beings, and shifters, not to mention their growing relationship, things are about to get very complicated for the two of them.
Twice Bitten
Author: Lynsay Sands
Elspeth is an immortal who is enjoying true freedom for the first time after leaving her home and branching out on her own. She is after a fling, not a soulmate. At least not until she enjoys some of that freedom that she has been craving all these years. When she meets Wyatt, however, she realizes that he could be both a fling and a soulmate. Wyatt remembers her from the past, although Elspeth has forgotten the incident. It isn’t long before they embark on an adventure of their own that will prove what their relationship is truly made of.
The Vampire’s Accidental Wife
Author: Kristen Painter
Desdemona is a vampire and Vegas performer with no interest in a love life, in part because she has had her heart broken in the past. Julian is smitten with her the first time that he sees her on stage, and after a wild night on the town, the two end up married. Julian is happy with the arrangement, but Desdemona is not. Can Julian get his wife to fall in love with him before it’s too late, or does “till death do us part” have a literal meaning?
The Vampire’s Captive
Author: Zara Novak
Ellie has a hurtful past and is now captive to a vampire, and Wraith has come back after a long absence, but remembers nothing about his past. Ellie has been taught to hate vampires, but Wraith seems different. When an assassin sets his sights on Ellie, can Wraith find it in his heart to save her? A story of love, lust, and meeting your destiny with pride.
Vampire
Author: Mit Sandru
Cat is a New Yorker who is riding the subway one day and runs into a vampire. Unusual, she thinks, but after she survives the incident and becomes his confidante, it isn’t long before she realizes that this was the break she’s been waiting for her entire life.
The Vampire’s Werewolf Bodyguard
Author: Liv Rider
Simon survives a very bad attack and is weaker than normal, so he hires a bodyguard as he goes after the mastermind of the attack. Cody knows that he’s a good bodyguard, as long as his inner wolf doesn’t become too strong. Tempers flare when the two meet, and then something amazing happens. But can they work past their differences and work together, or will Cody lose the ability to protect the man he is supposed to protect?
Author: Laura Lee
Being immortal can be difficult. Karli’s life is a mess, and it is filled with hormones and an important decision: how to choose between two different men. When her immortality is about to be permanent, secrets are revealed, and she has to get her act together fast. Otherwise, it will be a happy day for those who wish to see her demise.
Vampire CEO
Author: Erin Bedford
Abigail takes a job in the real world after being tossed out of her coven, but she soon notices some strange goings-on with the CEO at her company. He has women coming in and out of his office at all times, and he is more than a bit mysterious. However, he makes her tingle in a way that no one has before, and she is determined to find out what is going on with him, if he doesn’t take a bite out of her first.
The Witch, the Wolf, and the Vampire
Author: A.K. Michaels
This story involves a love triangle between Peri, who is running from her father’s dangerous cult, and the two men who save her life one night, vampire Josef and wolf-shifter Gabe. After she finds out that her father is still looking for her, Josef and Gabe vow to protect her, but she knows she can’t have both men, and making the right decision is a lot harder than she thought it would be.
Pallas
Author: Annie Nicholas
Pallas was a much-feared vampire who is now running a boot camp for misfit werewolves. Everything is going well until a body is found drained of blood, and he becomes the main suspect. His goal then becomes to convince the sheriff, whom he secretly loves, that he is innocent. But she is not convinced at first, so Pallas begins a quest for prove to her that she is wrong about him.
Blood: Under the Skin
Author: K.B. Everly
Lucy is a vampire and a tattoo artist with a special talent, drawing other vampires and making it stick. Then her life is turned upside down because the story is filled with a best friend who’s a challenge, an ancient vampire who wants to take over the city, a slew of drugged vampires, a black hammer, and of course, two men who are vying for her affection. All Lucy wants is to go back into her coffin and forget about the world, but her life goes in another direction instead, forcing her into a world that shatters her peaceful life and makes her wonder if it will ever return to normal again.
Untamed
Author: Brenda K. Davies
Ethan has been plagued with the intense desire to kill for as long as he can remember, and when he escapes to Bermuda for some down time, he hopes that he can squash that desire. There, he meets Emma, with whom he is immediately smitten. All is going well until someone from Emma’s past comes on the scene, and Ethan realizes he will give up anything, including his life, to keep her safe. But to do this, his dark side may very well come out, and he is beginning to wonder if this will make everything worth it in the end.
Chosen by Darkness
Author: E.M. Moore
Ariana is chosen to be trained by The Fort so that she can protect four devilishly handsome vampire princes. She is even expected to sacrifice her life to do this if she should get the call, but instead of being angry, Ariana is secretly thrilled. She finds that each of the princes has his own attributes that she is attracted to, and the only challenge in her life seems to be deciding between the four of them, and making the right decision in the end.
Author: Bella Forrest
This book is filled with mystery, romance, and a whole lot more, as you are taken back to the Shadians and are introduced to both new and familiar characters whom you will love. Get to know Caspian, Zane, Scarlett and Patrick, Caia and Blaze, and numerous others. Although some of the characters are the same as in her other books, the storyline is always new and exciting. Follow their stories, regardless of whether they are antagonists or protagonists, heroes or villains because each story will have you wanting more, whether this is your first Bella Forrest novel or your tenth.
Psychic Undercover
Author: Amie Gibbons
Ariana is a psychic who goes undercover as a singer in a Nashville bar known to be frequented by vampires and which has experienced more than its share of murders. She ends up with a handsome boss named Quil, who is there to help her break the case, but sparks fly as soon as the two meet, and she starts to wonder if the case can be solved with their hearts intact before the killer strikes again. The book is intense, sexy, and exciting. You’ll enjoy the unique storyline, the unforgettable characters, and the fast pace of the book right up to the end.
One Knight Stand
Author: Kryssie Fortune
Blaxton is a vampire murdered by his brother and who preys on the people he was once in charge of protecting. Eventually, he is emotionless and without feeling, but that all changes eight-hundred years later, when he meets Harriet. While exploring the secrets of the castle where she lives, Harriet finds Blaxton, whom she then considers the love of her life. When her life suddenly becomes endangered, Blaxton steps in to protect her. Although she is a strong, independent woman, Harriet still needs Blaxton’s protection and starts to count on it. There’s only one problem, which is that he is a vampire who is destined for hell, so how will all of this play out in the end?
Love Bite
Author: Celia Kyle
After Zoe is short on the cash for her rent and even bounces a check, she decides to donate blood to get some extra money, but she doesn’t go to a plasma center. Instead, she goes to Claret, a vampire bar, and lets Arik take a bite out of her. Tall, sexy, handsome Arik, whom she then can’t stop thinking of. But Arik’s blood-child is targeting Zoe and wants her dead, and it becomes obvious that Arik needs to do something about it. What will happen first? Will she be saved by Arik so that they can become soulmates, or will his blood-child get to her first and cause her demise?
The Story of Son
Author: J.R. Ward
Claire is a beautiful and successful lawyer who finds herself being kept captive by a dark vampire who becomes completely obsessed with her. In fact, this vampire is even willing to put aside his lust for blood if he can have this woman. He goes on a quest to try to convince her that if she gives him her body and her soul, he will make sure that she never wants for anything. A lively, sexy story that you will not soon forget.
The Vampire Wish
Author: Michelle Madow
After Annika’s parents are murdered and the killers kidnap her and bring her back to Vale, their kingdom, she becomes their newest blood slave. Her only choices are to accept her fate or to risk being killed by the wolves who surround the castle that she’s in. When she meets Jacen, the vampire prince, sparks fly and they are immediately smitten with one another. She uses this to her advantage because she thinks that it will increase the odds of her escaping the castle. In fact, if Jacen can turn her into a vampire, she might just have the strength to finally escape and go back home.
The Vampire Trick
Author: Michelle Madow
Annika is still in Jacen’s castle when a powerful witch named Geneva disguises her as a vampire witch so that she can compete for Jacen’s hand in marriage. She wants to become his bride, primarily so that she can kill Laila, the vampire queen, and set all of the human blood slaves free. After wolves attack and leave a trail of dead vampires, it becomes obvious that someone on the inside is helping them. At first, everyone is a suspect, but in the end, only one of them will be unable to make it out alive.
Ironic Sacrifice
Author: Brooklyn Ann
Jayden wants to commit suicide because her special powers have caused her to lose almost everything in her life. When she meets an incredibly handsome vampire ready to make a kill, she asks that he take her instead. After all, she’d rather die in his arms than continue on with her life. Razvan is suddenly interested in her because of her willingness to die for him, but what he wants most from her are her powers. If he could get ahold of those, they may help him find his twin brother. But when a vampire war breaks out, Jayden finds herself right in the middle, and she realizes that losing her heart could be worse than losing her life.
One Immortal
Author: Tia Louise
Melissa flees to New Orleans with a telepathic friend and meets gorgeous Derek in a bar. Their interest in one another is strong and immediate, but Melissa is in hiding from her cruel maker. When the shifters uncover her secret, Derek is determined to help her by reclaiming her mortality. He is also intent on saving her life regardless of the cost, even if it means giving up his.
Author: Felicity Heaton
Antoine owns a sexy vampire club and concentrates on running it because he doesn’t want people to know that his heart is closed-off and hardened. When Sera comes in to audition, she immediately falls for him, but her innocence is at odds with his rough personality. She sets out to thaw his heart so that she can have a shot at him. When she discovers his dark secret, will it make her love him more or run away from him?
Most Popular Vampire Romance Tropes
Not all vampire romance novels are the same. Yes, in case you’re wondering, they don’t always involve a male vampire falling in love with a female human. It can be the other way around, with a female vampire smitten with a human man.
In fact, vampire romance novels can explore a variety of different tropes. The ones below are among our favorites:
Dark Romantic
We will be remiss in discussing the different tropes of vampire romance novels without featuring the Dark Romantic theme first. It usually involves a dark, brooding male vampire figure. He can be a lone vampire with much experience and probably an extra ability that other vampires both envy and fear.
This type of vampire can also be very manipulative (yes, we’re looking at you, Edward Cullen) and sometimes even borderline abusive. This is the reason why this trope is also referred to as “Bully Romance” at times.
The long list of vampires who fall within this trope usually involves centuries-old creatures with already established individual covens. However, there are also stories that feature a newborn vampire.
It can be someone exploring his newborn strength yet also still learning how to control his urges. He’s probably still in the process of getting his own coven stable while also falling in love at the same time.
Regardless, you can consider the protagonist of this type of story as a bad vampire. Through love, he will eventually learn how to be good or, at the very least, get more in touch with his dormant humanity.
The Average Romantic
Does a vampire protagonist always have to start out as dark and overpowered? What about regular vampires? Surely, there are normal vampires in vampire populations?
That’s what the Average Romantic vampire romance trope is usually about. This trope tells the story of an average joe who just so happens to be a vampire, falling in love with either another vampire or human.
We love how this type of story shows a unique aspect of vampire life. It’s not overly focused on vampires’ drive for blood and enhanced strength. It’s more about what their everyday life is like. As such, average vampire stories also tend to be more relatable.
Now, we’re not saying there aren’t fantasy elements to this kind of story anymore because there still are. It can still accentuate the increased physical strength and thirst for blood, but you can expect that most of them would be simply glossed over.
That’s not the point of this romance, after all. In fact, it’s easier to compare these stories to non-paranormal romance. The only difference is that one of the protagonists is a vampire. Interestingly, we also see recurring themes of “special humans” with immunity to vampire venom being used for this type of story.
There are also others that explore how a vampire and human (or even two vampires) can raise a family, regardless of whether they have an immortal child or completely normal human children.
Unfortunately, the vampire romance novels under this trope are still few and far between. This makes the search for them a little bit more challenging. We don’t hate it, though. We even consider it one of our guilty pleasures.
Love Triangle Amidst Monsters
If you’re looking for some blood and action (like reading about a monster that can shred a body to pieces), the previous theme certainly won’t make the cut. Instead, you’ll probably enjoy this next trope better.
It’s a very popular theme involving other creatures of the night and not just vampires. It stems from the premise that if vampires are real, maybe other mythological creatures also exist in this world.
Speaking of worlds, we love how world-building is done in this type of story. Sure, most of these novels still focus on the budding romance. That said, they also usually involve a deeper exploration of vampire society.
Their authors take the time to establish vampire laws. They seek to show that monsters aren’t just creatures with enhanced strength and additional abilities. Rather, there are also complex power struggles behind their drive for blood.
Most of these tales also include another type of monster as the third wheel in the love triangle. The most popular choice for authors is werewolves.
Werewolves just seem to be the obvious option when choosing the polar opposite of cold and calculating vampires. That’s because they seem to be warmer and more passionate. Not to mention that they can also shred a body to pieces, even a vampire’s.
Hunter and Predator
The human characters in vampire novels don’t always have to be weaker or more submissive. They can be equally badass. Some can probably even share the same thirst for blood. That’s the point of the next popular trope we’re going to feature.
The Hunter and Predator trope typically involves a vampire and a human vampire hunter. While Buffy did play a huge role in making this theme very popular, remember that vampire hunters aren’t always women.
There are vampire romance novels where the roles are reversed. You can have a strong female vampire falling in love with an equally badass male vampire hunter.
Like the previous trope, this type of story also takes the time to world-build. It can feature the vampire society and go through their vampire laws. They detail why there’s a battle against vampires and how humans are involved in this cause.
They also focus on why one of the main characters is hunting the other. Is he or she a bad vampire or a vengeful vampire? If so, what did the vampire do, and why do humans need to stop him? It is during this hunt that the protagonists usually fall in love.
We also noticed that these books tend to be quite graphic, especially compared to other vampire romance novels. For instance, we’ve stumbled upon a book that explains blood vessels, weird body movements, and other unique vampiric features and physical abilities in so much detail. We can almost smell the scent of blood from beyond the book’s pages.
What’s Your Favorite?
Gone are the days when you only have authors like Bram Stoker and Anne Rice to turn to when you need dark vampire love stories. Don’t get us wrong; we still think Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are really hot, both in a vampiric and human sense. However, it’s refreshing to have more vampire characters to swoon over.
How about you? Have you found your next favorite vampire romance read among the selections we featured? Feel free to share them with us in the comments section below. In the meantime, we’ll be on the hunt for other juicy paranormal love stories. Perhaps we’ll even binge-read Blue Bloods all over again. Have fun reading!