25 Best Vampire Falls in Love with Human Books to Read After Vampire Diaries (Beyond Buffy and Twilight)

Ever since the extremely popular Twilight,have alluring vampires captivated many YA readers, drawing them in with danger, seduction, adventure, and romance. Vampires are still popular in YA paranormal romance, and with good reason - they promise fantasy and mystery, but are made so that teen readers can easily identify with them.

Below are some of the best YA vampire books of all time - plus some that you've probably never heard of.

So if you want to read about more YA vampires, check out this list!

TWILIGHT BY STEPHENIE MAYER

Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she's ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes an exciting and terrifying turn. So far, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now no one is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward is most dear to. The lovers are dangerously poised at the point of a knife - between desire and danger. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily thrilling, Twilight captures the battle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with a bite.

What do the readers say?

“Twilight is a love story about two people from very different worlds who form a seemingly impossible relationship. If you're looking for incredible romance and lovable, well-developed characters, pick this one! " - Hillary, Amazon user. [ Amazon review]

VAMPIRE ACADEMY RICHELLE MEAD The semi-human

St. Vladimir Academy is not just any boarding school - it is a hidden place where vampires are trained in the ways of magic and train teens to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They were on the run, but now they are being dragged back to St. Vladimir's - the place where they are most in danger ... Rose and Lissa get entangled in forbidden romance, the ruthless social scene Academy and unspeakable nighttime rituals, but they must be careful that the Strigoi -. the world's fiercest and most dangerous vampires - Lissa forever make them

What do readers great.?

"It's a well written book. Loved it. I would recommend this book to anyone. Especially if you like or love stories about vampires, but with a twist. " - Paige Hahn, Amazon user. [ Amazon Review]

A SHADOW OF VAMPIRE BY BELLA FORREST

Sofia Claremont is sucked into a nightmare on the night of her seventeenth birthday - and she can't wake up. Kidnapped by a dangerous pale creature, she is taken to the Shade, an enchanted island where the sun is forbidden to shine forever, uncharted by a map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven in the world. Sofia wakes up there like a slave, a chained prisoner. And it gets worse when she is selected to be part of a tree-haired harem of the dark royal prince, Derek Novak. Despite Derek's addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his enclosure. She knows she must do everything in her power to win him over if she is to survive one more night.

What do the readers say?

“I can't wait to move on to the next book. I love all the evil that lurks and how not everything is sweet. "- CJ, Amazon user [Review of Amazon].

COURT OF VAMPIRES MEGAN LINSKI

Lysandra was born for one reason; to kill shifters. Princess of Vampires, the heir to Vlad Dracula's throne and the last descendant of Princess Anastasia, Lysandra lives in a castle of witches and human slaves, betrothed to a dark vampire prince and prophesied as the one who will end the war between vampires and werewolves forever. Everything changes when Lysandra finds a dying werewolf. She takes him under her wing and soon falls in love, unable to explain the magical connection between them. If discovered, she will be put to death. But how can she stop the war when her greatest enemy is her true love?

What do the readers say?

“Court of Vampires takes a different take on a familiar story and makes it different from any other. There's a lot of action, a forbidden romance, strong characters, scary villains, detailed writing and a breathtaking ending. If you're looking for a refreshing new paranormal story, Court of Vampires is the book for you! "- Megan, Amazon user [Review of Amazon].

PRINCESS DRACULA JOHN PATRICK KENNEDY

Ruxandra learned everything she knows growing up in a monastery. Trained to be the perfect nobleman's wife, she enjoys the prospect of a simple life. But everything changes when her father, Vlad Dracula, brings her back on her eighteenth birthday. Getting her married is the last thing on his mind ... After performing a mysterious ritual on her, Ruxandra gains uncontrollable supernatural powers. Alone, terrified and faced with an unknown future, she is left to a new life of her own. There is only one thing she knows: if she doesn't learn to control her unnatural instincts, she will destroy every bit of humanity.

What do the readers say?

"Finishing the book at last, the beginning pulls you in, has very descriptive blood while reading, keeps you on your toes and wondering" will this really happen? “If you know your history of leeches, you're in for a treat at the end! I was blown away and can't wait to read the second book.” - Mariah Furia, Amazon user. [Review from Amazon]

BLOOD MOON BY LENA HILLBRAND

In a world where vampires are supreme, humans are little more than cattle. Their sole purpose is to satisfy the appetites of their masters. When Draven Castle, a humble vampire who doesn't own livestock, captures a runaway human child, he defies his reign for the first time in a century and takes what's not his - her blood. Years later, he meets Cali, the same human girl, now forced to work in a dangerous profession. As the secret they shared draws him back to her time and again, he realizes that they are not as different as the government would have them believe. Humans aren't just mindless animals. They are people. But if he is to save Cali from her cruel master, he must do more than remember his own humanity - he must forget it.

What do the readers say?

“I really enjoyed this book. I got into it from the first page and finished it in two days, which is quick for me. When I finished I thought it was one of the most perfect books I've ever read. " - A cat and a book, Amazon user. [Review from Amazon]

ASH BY JAYMIN EVE AND LEIA STONE

Charlie Bennet is an Ash - a person with greater stamina, prone to tantrums and insatiable thirst, and utterly beautiful and strong Unlike the others, however, she is female - Ash is supposed to be male. She is the first female ashes, the unicorn of the Hive - the fenced compound in Portland that humans have designated to isolate vampires and ashes from the Only a select few will survive in the Hive, and Charlie must fight to earn the right to become a citizen of the Hive, meaning she must survive the cull - a series of fights to the death. Fortunately, there is Ryder, the mysterious maintainer of the lead ash, who always seems to support her. But dark secrets must be unraveled, and when they do, it takes more than one person to save Charlie.

What do the readers say?

“This book starts strong and keeps you engaged. Loved the twists thrown in. Would recommend this to those who want a change from regular vampire books. " - Amazon customer [ Amazon Review]

VAMPIRE GIRL KARPOV KINRADE

Arianna Spero was an ordinary girl in an ordinary life, but that all changed when her mother fell into a coma. Her mother made a deal with the devil, and on Arianna's 18th birthday he expects the deal to be fulfilled and will pick up her mother. The only way to save her is for Arianna to give herself in her mother's place, choose a prince to marry and give her soul away. She would take the blood oath to become one with the demons and give them an heir. It would mean becoming a princess of hell, surrounded by fire, brimstone, pain and misery. But the unexpected finds her - beauty, magic, love. However, the princes of hell keep secrets from her. Secrets that can destroy everything.

What do the readers say?

“This was a great book to read. I was completely fascinated by it and could only put it down when I had read it completely. I will definitely get the test of the series. " - Maria Otero, Amazon user. [ Amazon Review]

TASTE BY DS MURPHY

I never wanted to be chosen. Married to one of the elites and taken to the City of Light. It had to be some kind of honor to share our body and blood, to keep the peace between our two races ... for some girls in my town it was a fairytale ending. To me, it was just another way the Elites reminded us that we were slaves. But then I met Damien. The most beautiful boy I'd ever seen, and a prince. He rescued me and showed kindness in the woods. His sky-blue eyes evoked feelings I'd never had before. Dreams I never let myself consider. He wouldn't choose me in any way.

But then he did.

The only problem is I get the feeling that he doesn't even want me. Everyone wants to know why I am so special, what he saw in me. I wish I knew. Because I leave everything behind for him to serve him and keep the covenant. But when I arrive at the City of Light, I discover that reality is much more complex than the legends they feed us. Not everyone is happy to be ruled. And some will fight to be free. Once I taste the revolution, it sets my blood on fire. But that means my new husband is also my worst enemy. How can I share a room, a bed, without tipping him?

What do the readers say?

"This one is a turner. I can hardly wait for the full novel to come out. TASTE is a tantalizing taste of attractions to come." - Laceworker, Amazon user. [ Amazon Review]

THE VAMPIRE GIFT 1: WARDS OF NIGHT BY EM KNIGHT

Caught between three vampire brothers and coveted for her bloodline, Eleira is drawn into a world of supernatural magic where nothing is what it seems and betrayal lurk around every corner. She must fight for her survival, or she risks falling prey to the creatures that keep her there. But when she discovers a dark, twisted prophecy centered on her, she's drawn deep into the heart of The Haven... and realizes that the vampires she's trying to escape may be the key to her rescue.

What do the readers say?

“This book completely surprised me. I particularly enjoyed the way the story unfolded from the perspective of each of the main characters. This is the first time I've read a book written in this way, and I'm looking forward to reading about the challenges the main characters will face and overcome. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes this kind of fiction. It's a rare treat. " - John D. Taylor III, Amazon user.

Vampires are dark, gloomy, mysterious and dangerous. They are definitely a bit scary, but let's be honest, their allure is sexy too. This mix of sexy and scary is the foundation on which the genre of vampire romance is built. These books contain love, romance, and sometimes more than a little sex between vampires, humans, half-vampire / half-people and all sorts of other paranormal creatures. Although vampire novels have been around since the 1800s, vampire novels were A huge sensation in the literary world in the early 2000s,

vampire books can trace their roots back 200 years to such books as John Polidori's The Vampyre in 1819 and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla in 1872. It was not until the late 1800s that vampires became real major with the publication of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897. Romanesque novels have been around even longer, going all the way back to ancient Greece, but the modern novel really began with the British publishing. Mills & Boon and the American publisher Harlequin in the 1930s.

While there are some earlier examples (see below), the two popular genres didn't fuse in a big way until the early 2000s. The overarching genre of paranormal romance - referring to any romance novel involving a romance between mythical characters such as vampires, werewolves, fairies and more - exploded at the beginning of that decade. From 2002 to 2004, the number of these titles published each year in the US doubled and continued to grow from there, reaching its peak in 2008 and 2009.

If you consider the best books and series of the vampire novel genre, you will find all types and styles and books within this category. This group, as noted below, has everything from Young Adult (YA) to erotic literature and everything in between. You can find books in distant, mystical lands and at your local high school. The only continuous line of the books on this list is that they feature vampire romance and are great reads. Here is the list of the best vampire novels of all time.

1. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer - 2005

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

Every best vampire novel of all time has to start with the Twilight series. This Stephanie Meyer series features four main novels - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn - with a fifth, Midnight Sun, released in August 2020. These books have taken the world by storm and have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. In 2008 and 2009 alone, Meyer sold more than 25 million books a year. It has also been adapted into a hit movie series grossing over $ 3 billion and launching the careers of stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. While these novels did not invent the genre or even kick start its growth - the genre already experienced major growth between 2002 and 2004 - it took vampire novels to new heights.

When Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington, she meets and falls in love with the mysterious Edward Cullen who turns out to be a vampire. In the first book, Edward and his family help save Bella from James, an evil vampire who drinks human blood unlike the Cullens, who only drink from animals. When Bella runs to Arizona for safety, James finds her again and Edward has to come to the rescue once more. The young werewolf Jacob Black plays a small role in the first book, but when he meets Bella, he immediately develops a crush that will drive the love triangle between Jacob, Bella and Edward through the rest of the series. This is what spawns the iconic Twilight question, are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

2. Interview with a Vampire - Ann Rice - 1976

Interview with the Vampire

While not an outright vampire novel, Ann Rice's 1976 classic does play a significant role in the genre that is moving forward, and subsequent books continue in her Vampire Chronicles series more towards the category of vampire romance. Another major reason this book can be categorized as vampire romance is due to the 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and Christian Slater, some of the biggest sex symbols of the day in Hollywood.

This is the story of a vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac who tells his life story to a reporter. His life as a vampire spans from 1791 to 1991, the year he tells the story. In the 18th century, he is a plantation owner in Louisiana when he meets a vampire named Lestat de Lioncourt who turns him into a vampire. The two become companions and are joined by a young girl named Claudia, who also turned Louis into a vampire. The story follows them from Louisiana to all of Europe and back to New Orleans as Louis recounts their trials and tribulations along the way.

3. The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening - LJ Smith - 1991

The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1)

The Vampire Diaries series is a YA series originally written by LJ Smith, who also created the four original books. as the continuation, The Return trilogy, from 2009 to 2011. The series continued from 2011 with The Hunters trilogy from unknown ghostwriters and The Salvation trilogy by author Aubrey Clarke which ended in 2014. The series received a boost in popularity thanks to the popular CW network TV show The Vampire Diaries. The show starred Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley in the lead roles and ran for eight seasons from 2009 to 2017.

The first book in the series, Awakening, introduces us to high school student Elena Gilbert. She falls in love with a young vampire named Stefan Salvatore. When atrocities are committed by a vampire in the city, even Stefan thinks he did it. However, things take a turn when Stefan's brother, the dark and gloomy Damon, returns to town. Damon was initially seen as evil, but eventually falls in love with Elena as well, which begins a fraternal love triangle that is one of the iconic love triangles in vampire fiction fiction.

4. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris - 2001

Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1) Also

called the Southern Vampire Mysteries or the Sookie Stackhouse novels, many fans will know this series by author Charlaine Harris as the basis for the hit HBO series, True Blood that ran for seven seasons and starred Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse and Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard as vampires Bill Compton and Eric Northman. There are 13 novels in this series and a large number of short stories, novellas and accompanying works. The first book, Dead Until Dark, was adapted quite faithfully in the first season of True Blood.

In the first book here, we meet Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic powers, from the fictional Bon Temps, LA. In the world in which the books live, vampires live among humans thanks to a synthetic blood product called True Blood, which eliminates the need to feed on humans. Sookie falls in love with vampire Bill Compton in this book and faces the scary and powerful sheriff Eric Northman, a 1,000-year-old former Viking vampire. The books continue with the stories of the people and mystical residents of Bon Temps, focusing on their love lives.

5. The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole - 2006

The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark Book 1)

In 2009, author Kresley Cole was inducted into the Romance Writer of America Hall of Fame (yes, that's real). Her rise to become one of the best and most revered novelists of all time owes much to her first paranormal romance series, The Immortals After Dark series. This series, which she started in 2006, is about to count 19 books when her latest title, Munro, is released in 2020. If you like this series, she has also written several YA novels and several award-winning historical novels.

The Warlord Wants Forever opens The Immortals After Dark series with the story of Nikolai Wroth, a merciless vampire general and Myst, a reluctant seductress. Wroth only wants a bride to have the power it will give him. Myst wants to seduce Wroth because she's a vampire hunter and making Wroth fall in love with her is the perfect form of torture. When Wroth falls completely for Myst and she leaves, he chases her for revenge, but their relationship may be stronger than either of them think.

6. Angels 'Blood - Nalini Singh - 2009

Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, Book 1)

Vampire romance novels are just one specific subsection of the larger category of paranormal romance, including romantic novels featuring ghosts, werewolves, witches and, in the case of this book, an archangel. This is the first in a Guild Hunter series of 12 books that features all types of paranormal romance. If you're only really invested in a vampire who is the love interest, you can move on to Book 4, Archangel's Blade, where the vampire Dmitri shows up to really spice things up.

Elena Deveraux is a vampire hunter by trade, but is hired by the Archangel, a class of divine beings who can control humans and vampires, Raphael to track down and stop a villainous archangel from a murder spree. As difficult as that may be, not falling for the seductive and dashing Raphael can be even more difficult. Elena quickly learns that in both love and murder, when people come between archangels, it is the people who ultimately pay the price.

7. Dark Lover - JR Ward - 2005

JR Ward, or Jessica Bird as she is known for writing more standard romance, is an award-winning vampire novelist and a New York Times best-selling author. She has written several series, both in the paranormal romance genre and beyond. Her two most famous series of vampire novels are the Back Dagger Brotherhood series (with 18 main novels) and the Fallen Angels series (with 6 novels). Although these two series take place in the same world and sometimes feature the same characters, the plots generally do not have a crossover.

Dark Lover is the first book in Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The series describes the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a group of vampire warriors tasked with saving vampires from a group of people, the "lesser ones", who have lost their souls. This first entry in the series follows Wrath, the purebred vampire leader of the Brotherhood, and Beth Randall, a human who meets the sexy, mysterious vampire. The romance and lust between the two can just destroy them both.

8. Dark Prince - Christine Feehan - 1999 Christine Feehan,

known as "The Queen of Paranormal Romance", is cited along with Bram Stoker and Ann Rice as authors who have done more than anyone else to popularize vampire literature. Her vampire novels, known as the Dark saga or the Carpathian novels, as well as her other paranormal novel series, are extremely popular, landing Feehan at the # 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list a whopping 15 times. While the inaugural book in the 34-tome Carpathian series, Dark Prince, didn't make it to # 1, Book # 19, Dark Curse, and Book # 20, Dark Slayer both topped the list.

In Dark Prince, Feehan introduces readers to the world of the Carpathians, an ancient group of bloodthirsty vampires. With the female Carpathians declining, the entire race is in dire need of female companions. Carpathians who find a companion lead wonderful lives, while those who do not end up going crazy and commit suicide. Just as they appear to be on the brink of extinction, they are discovering that certain special human women can be regarded as “fellow life partners,” which can save them from extinction.

9. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead - 2007Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy

's Vampire Academy six-book series is a highly successful YA vampire novel franchise that deals with the students of the titular academy. The books feature vampire stories, forbidden love, and dive pretty deep into the most sinister world of them all, the high school social scene. The books were made into a 2014 movie, but unfortunately the Vampire Academy movie was a flop. It grossed just $ 7 million and has been derisively described by online critics as "Twilight-meets-Mean Girls."

At St. Vladimir's Academy, vampires and dhampir (half human, half vampire who become bodyguards for full-fledged vampires) train together to learn the manners and magic of their kind. Rose is a dhampir who trains to protect her best friend, the vampire princess Lissa. When Lissa, a good Moroi vampire, is in danger from the Strigoi, the evil vampires, she and Rose run away from school. When caught and returned, they must avoid the danger in the school, from the vampires as well as from the social scene of the vampire academy.

10. Halfway to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost - 2005

Halfway to the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel

Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series is a series of seven books and one novella that began in 2005 with Halfway to the Grave and continued through 2014s Up from the grave. When she finished this series, often called the Cat and Bones series after her main characters, Frost published multiple spin-off series, including the Night Huntress World series, the Night Prince series and the first book of her most recent spin-off. , the Night Rebel series. These books can be broadly categorized as urban fantasy, but, especially with the first series, it is very vampire romance.

Cat Crawford is a half human, half vampire who hunts vampires at night and lures them to their death. All this in the hope of one day finding her vampire father, who raped her human mother. One night she is captured on the hunt by a vampire bounty hunter named Bones. They eventually agree to team up to hunt down evil vampires and eventually fall in love. But in the world of the Night Huntress, there is always something that can happen to them or that their relationship is lurking around every corner.

11. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian - 2007

Kiss of Midnight [Hardcover] (midnight race, 1)

Tina St. John started writing romantic novels in the late 1990s and had some success with her historical and paranormal novels. It wasn't until 2007, when she took the pseudonym Lara Adrian and started her Midnight Breed series, that she became a hugely successful, best-selling author in the world of vampire fiction. Her first novel in the series, Kiss of Midnight from 2007, made it to Amazon's "Top 10 Best Romance Novels of 2007" and many other "best of" lists of that year. She has since expanded the series to include 16 main novels and a total of 21 separate titles.

After a night in a club where she witnesses a murder, Gabrielle Maxwell is transported to another realm where vampires live side by side with ignorant humans. A war is underway in the vampire world between the Race, the protectors of vampires and humans, and the Rogues who want to kill members of each of these groups. Although they both know it's wrong, Gabrielle and Lucian Thorne, the leader of the Race, cannot delay their passion for each other, which will put them both in grave danger.

12. The Vampire Wants a Woman - Andie M. Long - 2017

The Vampire Wants a Woman (Supernatural Dating

This list of the best vampire novels is packed with dark, dangerous and deadly worlds, characters and situations. It's what many people love about the genre but it can all get a little tough after a while Sometimes you just might want to read a light, funny novel about vampires and that's exactly what you get with Book 1 of Andie M. Long's Supernatural Dating Agency series, The Vampire Wants a Wife. It's the first in a series of Supernatural Dating Agency books that continues with entertaining titles such as A Devil of a Date and Here for the Seer. You can even go further into the world after the original six books with Long's spin-off. series Cupid, Inc.

Shelley Linley, owner of the Withernsea dating agency, has gotten a lot of weird clients in the past, but never one like Theo who claims to be a vampire. Despite this, Shelley agrees to disband each other. must like him and, kidding aside, he seems like a really good guy. As Shelley learns more about him and the even stranger company he has, her dating algorithm says she's Theo's perfect match. Deciding whether or not to emulate this charming yet strange character is just one area where the laughs and sweetness come from in this outlier of vampire novels.

13. Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K. Hamilton– 1993

Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

Guilty Pleasures is the first book in the series with 27 books (and still counting) about the main character, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. These books, like a few others on this list, lean toward urban fantasy. Especially in the beginning of the series, the focus is more on the action than the romance, but there is also a lot of vampire-based romance going on in Anita's little corner of St. Louis, MO. As the series progresses, romance and sex become a much bigger part of the plot. Whichever style readers prefer, they clearly love this series as it has sold over 6 million copies.

Guilty Pleasures is a noir thriller set in a parallel universe where monsters, supernatural beings and humans live together. The main character, Anita Blake, is a supernatural advisor to the local police, raising zombies and also being a vampire executioner. This first book is one of the best in the series and focuses on Blake's solving mysteries in her hometown. Als ze een zaak aanneemt waarbij een vampier is vermoord, moet ze omgaan met de aantrekkelijke en verleidelijke vampier meester Jean-Claude voor wie ze echt geen gevoelens zou moeten ontwikkelen.

14. Awakened - Brenda K. Davies - 2012

Awakened (Vampire Awakenings 1) (Deel 1)

Zoals vermeld in de inleiding van dit stuk, staan er allerlei soorten boeken op deze lijst. Sommige van de boeken zijn erg onschuldige en kuise YA-romans (zoals de Twilight-serie) waar geen seks of drugs of grafisch geweld is. Aan de andere kant zijn er enkele boeken die worden geleverd met een waarschuwing 'Alleen voor 18+ lezers' in de beschrijving vanwege de expliciete taal, seks en geweld. Dit boek valt zeker in de laatste categorie. Dit is voor veel lezers geen probleem en velen geven de voorkeur aan deze stijl. Het is zeker geen probleem geweest voor Brenda K. Davies, wiens grafische, erotische stijl haar meerdere keren op de bestsellerlijst van USA Today heeft beland.

In Awakened, het begin van de 12-delige Vampire Awakenings-serie, ontmoeten we Sera en Liam. Sera is een studente die zich voor de wereld heeft verstopt dankzij traumatiserende incidenten in haar verleden. Liam is een charmante vreemdeling die in een zeer gevaarlijke wereld leeft en een diep, duister geheim heeft. Wanneer deze twee elkaar ontmoeten, raken ze in de ban van elkaar omdat ze elk precies zijn wat de ander nodig heeft. Hun individuele vroegere en huidige situatie is echter voor beiden vol gevaar. Het boek onderzoekt of hun liefde en passie deze uitdagingen kunnen overleven.

15. A Shade of Vampire - Bella Forrest - 2012

A Shade of Vampire: New & Lengthened 2015 Edition

Het beste van een goede serie over vampier romans is dat je boek na boek door kunt scheuren om meer te leren over de wereld en de personages terwijl je bezig bent . Als je echt van een serie houdt, kun je boeken snel doorbladeren en de serie afmaken voordat je het weet, zodat je meer wilt. Dit is niet het geval met de productieve A Shade of Vampire-serie van Bella Forrest. In de loop van maar liefst 92 boeken geschreven in slechts 8 jaar, creëert Forrest een wereld van vampiers romantiek als geen ander. While the initial story which started in this first book, the Derek Novak and Sofia Claremont saga, is wrapped up in 7 books, the world and the characters live on through dozens of more volumes.

Our introduction to the world of A Shade of Vampire is through Sofia Claremont on her 17th birthday. She goes to sleep and gets trapped in a nightmare where she is kidnapped and taken to an always dark island known as the Shade. Here, she is forced into slavery until she is selected to be part of the harem of Derek Novak, the dark vampire prince of the region. Her goal is to do whatever it takes to keep Derek happy and keep herself alive. The book and following saga have been described as “Twilight meets Avatar.”

16. Vampire Next Door – Angela Snyder – 2013

Vampire Next Door

In stark contrast to Bella Forrest's 92-book epic series, Angela Snyder's Vampire Next Door is a standalone novel. We all love series but sometimes it is nice to have a beginning, middle, and end with a sense of closure at the end of the book. This book does that and, though Snyder does say she is planning a sequel, this book ends with a HEA (happily ever after) ending as opposed to a HFN (happy for now) ending which is an issue that befalls many series. In order to drive the narrative forward into the next books, many series leave their characters in a state of HFN with trouble brewing on the horizon. This is good to get to the next book but not always satisfying for the reader.

In this novel, Jane Doe awakes to find herself with no memory in the woods of Pennsylvania. As she recovers and tries to put her life back together, she falls in love and marries her doctor. However, when he is killed Jane's life spirals and the only thing that helps is a mysterious stranger who moves in next door named Sebastian Alexander. Together, Jane and Sebastian work to get her memory back, find out who tried to kill her, and face a villain you will never see coming.

17. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire – Kerrelyn Sparks – 2005

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, Book 1)

One of the reasons that vampire romance novels work so well is because the vampires are cool, suave, ominous, and sexy. While characters like this are usually the rule in vampire romance fiction, sometimes there is a great exception that comes along to help change things up a bit. This book by Kerrelyn Sparks deals with some heavy themes but is definitely on the lighter side of the genre. It is funny and enjoyable and, what many vampire fans will like most is the main vampire in the book. Although he is tall, dark, and handsome, he is not at all cool or smooth like most vampires. In fact, he is a little bit of a geek which is great for the comedy aspects of this book.

Shanna Wheelan is a dentist who is struggling with her profession because she is afraid of blood. She is also on the run from the Russian mafia after becoming a key witness in a murder case. Roman Draganesti is a vampire who spends more time studying science than he does seducing human women. When he breaks his fang on a sex doll, he has to find a dentist to fix it quickly. When Roman meets Shanna, sparks fly but time will tell if these two outcasts can make a relationship last with each of their idiosyncrasies.

18. Vampire Girl – Karpov Kinrade – 2016

Vampire Girl (Volume 1)

Karpov Kinrade's Vampire Girl series is very well-reviewed, enjoyed by fans around the world. This is a seven-book series and three of the novels – Vampire Girl, Midnight Star, and Moonlight Prince – have all landed Kinrade on the USA Today bestseller list. There are also two novellas set in this world as well as a standalone novel called Of Dreams and Dragons. It is a wide-ranging universe that is vivid and intense and can easily support the books already written and any more to come.

Vampire Girl begins with Arianna Spero telling readers, “Monsters are real. Demons are real. Vampires are real. And I'm about to become one of them.” When Arianna's mother becomes sick, she makes a deal with the devil and when Arianna turns 18, it is time to pay up. However, it turns out the princes of darkness want Arianna more than her mother and she agrees to become part of the undead underworld and be a vampire bride. While this sounds horrible at first, Arianna soon realizes that there is power and intrigue in her new life and maybe even love.

19. Some Girls Bite – Chloe Neill – 2009

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires)

You don't have to be from the Midwest to appreciate Chloe Neill's excellent Chicagoland Vampires series but the author does such a great job painting a picture of the real city in a fictional world that those who do know the city will appreciate the books even more. The story is a classic one of a young college girl-turned-vampire trying to adjust to life as a baby vamp, but the series is very well-written in the first person and Merit, the main character, is much more intelligent and confident than other, less well-developed female protagonists in the genre.

Merit is a grad student going about her life in Chicago with her roommate Mallory when one night she is attacked on campus and a vampire named Ethan turns her into a vampire in order to save her life. The following days and weeks are a whirlwind for Merit. She receives an invite to the prestigious vampire establishment known as the Cadogan House and meets many vampires who are friendly, evil, helpful, or shady. There are even a few sexy ones. In this world, there are all kinds of monsters who live among humans but vampires are the only ones that are known, and Merit's grandfather is now part of the government committee to help evaluate them. It is a lot for Merit to deal with all while dealing with being a new vampire.

20. A Quick Bite – Lynsay Sands – 2005

A Quick Bite (Argeneau Vampires, Book 1)

The Argeneau Vampire series is about a family of vampires written by Canadian author Lynsay Sands. There are 30 books in the series which fans love for its blend of humor and romance. These books are fairly typical vampire romance fare but have a lightness about them that many books of the genre don't. The Argeneau family is a fairly typical modern family, save for the blood-drinking and immortality piece. The writing is quirky and will leave you with a smile while also bringing the heat that many readers are looking for in a vampire romance.

Lissi Argeneau is a 202-year-old vampire who has one small problem. She is afraid of blood. It actually makes her faint. On this particular night when A Quick Bite starts, there is a good-looking man tied up in her bed and she is ready to pounce if it wasn't for the pesky phobia. Lucky for her, the man is Dr. Greg Hewitt, a phobia specialist who may be able to help Lissi with her fear. This relationship starts with desire, turns mutually beneficial, and may ultimately lead to love if the two can escape whatever mysterious enemy is chasing them and trying to keep them apart.

21. Strawberry – Lena Fox – 2013

Strawberry (Vampire Temptations)

Lena Fox is a writer known for writing “romances and steamy fantasy”. Her vampire romance novels known as the Vampire Temptations series is NOT a YA book. While the sex scenes in these books might be heightened, the main character is a very relatable everywoman going about her life when she happens to find out vampires are real. It is this relatability – paired with the steamy sex, of course – that makes fans love these books so much. And, if you want more of Lena Fox's titillating writing, you can also check out her 50 Shades of Grey-style Romance and Ruin series.

Kitty French is a normal, food-obsessed, sassy, out-of-work actress desperate for a job. That is the only reason she took the gig playing a vampire's victim in some sort of sketchy play. Turns out though, this is not a rehearsal; the vampire and his desire to suck Kitty's blood is real. While Kitty's instincts say get away now, her attraction to the hot vampire says maybe she should investigate more.

22. The Vampire Wish – Michelle Madow – 2017

The Vampire Wish

This is a YA series that is more sword and sandals-based than almost anything else on this list. It is actually billed as “Twilight meets Aladdin” and is very similar character-wise to the early 2000s Stephanie Meyers classics but differs enough that it doesn't read like a straight copy from a plot perspective. The bottom line with this series is that if you or your young adult has devoured the Twilight series and are looking for something similar to take on next, the Vampire Wish series and its five volumes is a very good option.

The book starts off in the world as we know it but quickly shifts to a secretive vampire kingdom far away called Vale. This is where they take our hero Annika after the vampires murder her parents and abduct her. She now exists in Vale as a blood slave which is where she meets Jacen, a vampire who is fighting his bloody desires disguised as a human. This leads Annika down an incredibly fraught path where she must decide whether to give in to her feelings for Jacen or become a vampire herself to gain the power she needs to survive in Vale.

23. More Than Blood – Amanda Vyne – 2009

More Than Blood (The Arcane Book 1)

There are two interesting things about the first book in Amanda Bynes Arcane series. The first is that while it is paranormal romance, it can easily fit into the murder mystery thriller genre as well which makes it a slightly different read than some of the more pure romance books on this list. The other tidbit is that although this is very much vampire romance fiction, the word vampire is never actually used. The supernatural characters in this book are Sanguen, which are described just like a vampire but without using the term.

Kel Sheridan is a former street urchin who now works for a vigilante group that investigates crime in Arcane's underworld. Gabrial Ferrar is a top law enforcement agent in Arcane and a Sanguen. When the two attractive young characters meet in an alley and exchange blood, they are bonded. When Kelly finds out Gabrial's history and that he comes from the house that put her on the street as a child, she is not very happy. All this is put aside though when a friend of Kel's disappears and Kel and Gabrial must work together to stop a murderer.

24. Not His Vampire – Annie Nicholas – 2017

Not His Vampire: Vampire Romance (Not This Series) (Volume 3)

Another lighter-side vampire romance, this is a book that reads like a romantic comedy, just with paranormal beings. It is part of the Not This series by Annie Nicholas and, while most of the series books on this list are #1 in the series, this is actually the third book of seven, The two that precede this are Not His Dragon and Not His Werewolf. These are both fun reads as well but since there are no vampires, they don't make the list of best vampire romance novels of all-time. The good news is that you can read this as a series but you don't have to. Each book stands on its own as a delightful romantic comedy.

When human Trixie Russell and vampire Victor Petrov both end up chained in a dungeon, they don't immediately find themselves compatible. But, with time on their hands, they get to talking and it turns out they have more in common than they thought. Now, Trixie is all in on helping herself and Victor escape so they can take revenge on the people who sent them there. Once they're done with that though, she will part ways with Victor forever. That's the plan at least.

25. Any Way You Want It – Kathy Love – 2007

Any Way You Want It

Much like the Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill, the Bourbon Street Vampire series by Kathy Love offers an incredible sense of place. For anyone that has ever been to New Orleans and stopped in a dive bar on Bourbon Street or a tiny jazz club in the French Quarter, you will be instantly transported back there by Love's novels. The books are not just about the setting though. They are very hot and heavy novels with all the vampire romance you are looking for in these types of books.

Maggie Gallagher is a bookworm who spends most of her time researching unknown pieces of music by dead composers from centuries ago. When she decides to throw caution to the wind and spend a night on the town, she can't believe it when she hears a piece of music she is researching. It is played by a sexy and smoldering keyboard player who catches on to the fact that she knows his never-published song. This is very strange for Rent D'Antoni, an undead vampire and former composer who was murdered by a friend just before he was about to hit it big. The two connect over the music and a mutual attraction but, especially in the Big Easy, a human/ vampire relationship is never simple.

26. Unwed and Undead – Mary Janice Davidson– 2004

Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, Book 1)

If Candace Bushnell, author of the Sex and the City books, wrote vampire romance novels, Unwed and Undead might be the series. While Betsy Taylor might night be as likable as Carrie Bradshaw, that may be somewhat understandable as she has just become a vampire. The book is light-hearted and fun with very intense and passionate sex scenes and a character with a passion for designer shoes. It is the first of 15 Queen Betsy novels (or Undead series as every book is named Undead and Un-something) so there is plenty more vampire sex in this city.

Betsy is a former model and now former secretary after losing her job. Just when her day seems like it can't get any worse, she is killed in a car accident. The problem, though, is that she can't stay dead. Waking up in the morgue every night, Betsy figures out she has become a vampire and, as some other vampire friends she meets believe, she may actually be a vampire Queen tasked with overthrowing the evilest vampire of all. When she meets a sexy vampire named Eric Sinclair who gives her gifts of designer shoes, she starts to think this vampire thing might not be so bad after all.

27. Companions of the Night – Vivian Vande Velde – 1995

Companions of the Night

Here we have another standalone novel which is refreshing on this series-heavy list. It is also a YA novel that came pre-Twilight, so it is one of the books that helped establish the genre before the big vampire romance boom happened in the early 2000s. Since it was before the genre was truly established, the book concentrates on vampire lore and adventure with a romance plot added as a little extra treat. It doesn't have some of the tropes we have come to expect in vampire romance novels but that is part of what makes this such an interesting, original story.

When Kerry's little brother Ian asks her to retrieve his teddy bear from the laundry late at night, she obliges. While undertaking this task, though, she runs into a group of vampire hunters with a young vampire boy captured and bound. When the hunters start to think that she is a vampire too, she helps the boy, Ethan, escape and their adventures and blossoming romance that follows creates an exciting and page-turning narrative.

28. Marked – PC and Kristin Cast – 2005

Marked (House of Night, Book 1)

Marked is the first book in the 12-book House of Night series which is a YA vampire romance series written by bestselling author PC Cast and edited by her daughter Kristin. The books in the series have sold over 10 million copies worldwide (7 million in North American alone) and the different books have spent an impressive 63 weeks total on the New York Times bestseller list. Even though the books are aimed at a younger audience, they do depict more sex than other books in the YA part of the genre. The books have even been banned in a junior high in Texas for their “sexual content.”

The book kicks off the series by introducing us to 16-year-old Zoey Redbird. She has recently become a “vampyre” (as the authors spell it) and is enrolling at the vampire school, the House of Night. Here she will undergo “the Change” and become an adult vampire. She is gifted special vampyre powers by a goddess at the academy and has a bad run-in with the Dark Daughters, the most powerful group at the school. In order to make it through her curriculum, she must gather her inner-strength and make some friends to help her on her journey.

29. Unchained – Helen Hardt – 2018

Unchained (1) (Blood Bond Saga)

Unchained is the first book in the Blood Bond Saga but it is actually the first three books. Author Helen Hardt writes this series in small novellas and then releases them as one book. There are either 15 or five books in this series, depending on how you look at it. Each of the shorter stories is just over 100 pages long which makes the larger books, like this one, between 300 and 400 pages which is about the size of your standard vampire romance novel. The series follows the love story of Dante Gabriel and Erin Hamilton throughout the books and is definitely for adults only as the sex scenes in the book can be pretty detailed and even kinky.

Dante Gabriel was held captive as a blood slave for years by a female vampire which has scarred him, literally and figuratively. He is now a vampire himself and is looking to feed. Erin Hamilton is an ER nurse who busts Dante breaking into the hospital blood bank one night during a late-night shift Instead of turning him in, their mutual attraction overcomes them, and they start a relationship and learn more about themselves in the process than they bargained for.

30. Vlad V: Vampire – Mit Sandru – 2013

Vampire (Vlad V Series) (Volume 1)

Who better to write a series about a vampire than someone who grew up in Transylvania? Romanian-American author Mit Sandru grew up in the shadow of the infamous and mysterious region, which may have made vampires part of his DNA. That is why it is no surprise that his Vlad V series is a compelling read. The five books in this series are somewhere between short stories and novels. The first book is just under 100 pages while the last book is about 250. You can knock out the series pretty quick which most readers probably will once they start this page-turning, modern-day Interview with a Vampire-style series.

When Cat Sanders meets a real-life vampire on the New York City subway, she is worried she won't survive. Instead, she is invited out for coffee by the vampire. As the two hang out for the next 48-hours, Cat learns all about the life and times of her new companion, Vlad V Draculesti. He tells her everything from how he became a vampire to how he came to be riding the NYC subway that night. He shares everything about his life but the most surprising thing is why he picked Cat to share his story with.

31. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride – Kristen Painter – 2015

The Vampire's Mail Order Bride (Nocturne Falls) (Volume 1)

Book 1 of the Nocturne Falls series, The Vampire's Mail Order Bride, sets up life in the town of Nocturne Falls, where it's Halloween every day of the year. This 12-book series is all about this town and it's supernatural inhabitants. It is fun and romantic but all the books don't specifically tell vampire romance tales. The first book does as do three others – The Vampire's Fake Fiancé, (book 5), The Vampire's Accidental Wife (book 8), and The Vampire's Priceless Treasure (book 11) – but the rest of the books tell love stories focusing on other paranormal characters. In this series, there are romance stories about werewolves, shapeshifters, witches, and dragons. The convention in each of these stories deals with a human from the outside world coming to the town and falling in love with one of its inhabitants.

The first volume of this series sets up the town of Nocturne Falls. Tourists come from all around to see what they think is a fun, somewhat fake place that celebrates Halloween year-round with its dressed-up characters. The thing is, these witches, goblins, werewolves, and vampires are real. When Delany James witnesses a mob murder, she runs away to hide in this quirky town. When she arrives, she is mistaken as a mail order bride for a 400-year-old vampire named Hugh Ellingham. For her safety, she goes with it and never sees what is coming next as she falls in love with her new husband.

32. Vampire CEO – Erin Bedford – 2017

Vampire CEO (New Orleans After Dark)

This book has it all: witch covens, vampires, and the scariest place of all, Corporate America. The book jacket compares this book to the Sookie Stackhouse novels and Bella Forrest's A Shade of Vampire series, apt comparisons. This has a very real-world feel, just if the real world had witches and vampires as part of everyday life. The book is billed as book 1 of the New Orleans After Dark series but as of 2020, it is still the first and only book in this “series.” If you like Erin Bedford's writing though (that, as her website says, is “Sexy. Sassy. And a little badassy.”) She has plenty of other series including more paranormal and vampire romance.

Abigail is a witch who gets booted from her coven. Not knowing what to do next she puts her witch magic to work to get a job as an executive at Midnight Pharmaceuticals. She immediately realizes there is something weird going on at the highest levels of the company. Her boss, the CEO is incredibly mysterious (and attractive) and keeps strange hours at the office. He also has a constant stream of women coming in to see him. As Abigail tries to get to the bottom of it, she finds a workplace romance that could be dangerous to the company and to her personal safety.

33. Psychic Undercover (with the Undead) – Amie Gibbons – 2017

Psychic Undercover (with the Undead) (SDF) (Volume 1)

Author Aimee Gibbons went to Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville which must be why the Tennessee setting of this book is so great. It uses the backdrop well to tell a funny and exciting story in a new and different way. The book is the first in the SDF Paranormal Mysteries series and the books, while not all vampire romance, do read like great whodunit mystery novels. The characters are compelling and the cases will have you guessing until the very end of the book. There are currently six books in total in this series with hopefully more on the way.

Ariana Ryder is a rookie FBI agent. She started out as a Nashville singer but with her path to stardom fading, she decided to take the law enforcement path instead. After a year of getting coffee, avoiding romantic entanglements in the office with her crime-lab dance partner and dashing boss, and not seeing much action, Ariana is thrown into the perfect undercover case. She is sent to a club to investigate a murder as a singer. The only problem is the club is for vampires. Here, she meets Quil, a vampire investigator. There is tension, chemistry, and sparks between the two but the most important thing for both of them is solving the case and stopping another murder from happening.

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