First Bite: Nine Full-Length Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Novels Featuring Vampires

by C. Gockel, Christine Pope, C. Rene Astle

Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance with bite.

Eleven full-length novels featuring Vampires as villains, heroes, anti-heroes, love interests, and sometimes a bit of all the above.

Sink your teeth into these novels by award-winning and USA Today bestselling authors.

About the books:

Grendel & Beowulf by C. Gockel
A curmudgeonly monster and the hero destined to destroy her … they might save the world if they can keep from killing each other. An enemies to lovers romance in a world where myths and fairy tales are real.


Falling Dark by Christine Pope
After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Serena Quinn grapples with uncontrollable visions, retreating from society to escape their grasp. And when a mysterious attack exposes her to a hidden world of scheming vampires, the enigmatic Silas emerges as her sole protector.


A Scarlet Pathogen by C. Rene Astle
Mina Sun is dying for life to return to normal after her mother’s sudden death. So she goes out for a night of drinking and dancing and wakes up to a life she never dreamed existed. Surrounded by vampires, werewolves and demons, will life ever be normal again?


Crimson Trial by Holly Hook
In a world where vampires reign, humans suffer, and challenging the elite is forbidden, I broke the rules. Striving to change our fate, I catch the eye of the powerful and relentless vampire. He reenters my life with a chilling proposition: “You’re mine.”


Harsh Line by Ann Gimpel
I’ve been hiding out forever in one guise or another. My nightclub, Ascent, is an “ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies” haven. For everybody. I’m a Vampire. Far be it from me to judge.


Dead Rising by Debra Dunbar
When necromantic magic threatens the humans and supernaturals in Baltimore, it’s up to Templar Aria Ainsworth to right the wrongs and put the dead back in their graves.


When Vamps Bite by Nicole Zoltack
Detective Clarissa Tempest is determined to keep her city safe from vampires — but first, she needs to convince her team that they exist at all. Suspended from the force, Clarissa has no choice but to take matters into her own hands…


Blood Vice by Angela Roquet
When Detective Jenna Skye wakes up in the morgue to discover her partner is dead, she thinks her night can’t get any worse. Then she finds a werewolf squatting in her house and drops dead at dawn. She’s always wanted to take a bite out of crime, though maybe not this literally.


Moonlight, Roses & Murder by Lorri Moulton & Anna-Violetta Carsini
Selina is a woman with a secret…and she has been hiding it for a very long time. When someone leaves a body behind her club, she is drawn into a web of mystery and murder.


Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford
Her rare blood type sealed her fate as a vampire hunter in Alaska. Now eighteen-year-old Aurora Sky must evade the biggest threat of all...a forbidden love.


Between Blood and Stone by Marie Harte
Fact: Vampires are the strongest of all the magir. Fact: Vampires are cruel, capricious creatures who believe in getting even at all costs. Fact: Stealing from a vampire? The worst move Fara has ever made.

Genres: Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Romance, Ebooks, Paranormal Romance

2619 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2023

About the author

C. Gockel got her start writing fanfiction, and she is not ashamed! Much. She received emails, messages and reviews from her fans telling her she should 'do this professionally'. She didn't; because she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down: "You could be the next '50 Shades of Gray' and I could retire!" Unfortunately, the author isn't much for writing smut. She is sad about this; she'd love for her husband to be able to retire and just work for her so she could nag him.

At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of her Archangel Project series.

Ms. Gockel loves to hear from readers. She can be reached by email at: cgockel.publishing at gmail.com

Her Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/CGockelWrites

Reviews

[Amber Ortiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a combination of different books/stories about vampires. All the stories were a beginning of a series. Some were good and some were great. I enjoyed quite a few of them. There were a few that were really slow burns and some you enjoyed from the beginning. There are some if not all that I might continue later on. All in all it was a good read but so very long.

[Karen Howard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grendel & Beowulf was excellent. Very well written, exciting, entertaining. Good characters. I'd give it a 5 star review. Yes, there will be more books following in this series, but the ending is enough for me--not a cliffhanger.
BUT....
My 3-star review is because I got to the "end" of Falling Dark & realized it's a cliffhanger.
Falling Dark may be a "full-length" book but it's a cliffhangar & I have no intention of ordering the next book in the series because each one will probably be a cliffhanger.
I'm debating whether to read the rest of the "full length novels" because I want a novel with a decent ending, not a cliffhanger.
I'll stick with authors who give me a complete novel, not a "to-be-continued."

[Amanda]

Anthology • Supernatural, Paranormal, Magical

C. Gockel - Urban Magick & Folklore 3 - Grendel & Beowulf
[2024JUL02] Set in a Supernatural & Paranormal Post-Apocalypse divided version of the now Magical US.

Christine Pope - The Watchers 1 - Falling Dark

A Scarlet Pathogen by C. Rene Astle
Crimson Trial by Holly Hook
Harsh Line by Ann Gimpel
Dead Rising by Debra Dunbar
When Vamps Bite by Nicole Zoltack
Blood Vice by Angela Roquet
Moonlight, Roses & Murder by Lorri Moulton & Anna-Violetta Carsini
Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford
Between Blood and Stone by Marie Harte

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harsh Line - Ann Gimpel - Ariana owns a nightclub and just happens to be a vampire. Conor is her closest friend and happens to be a dire wolf shapeshifter. Usually in most stories the vampires are just the bad guys, however this story is different. Ariana is the good guy! This is a fast paced story with all the wonderful things that come in one of Ann's books. She creates worlds that just pull you and keep you engrossed in the story till the last page. I can't wait to read the next one and see what Ariana and her new friends get up to!

[Deb Barringer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harsh Line is Ann Gimpel's first book in her Cataclysm Series. It starts off with a bang and never slows down! Although the main character is a vampire, the book is stuffed full of all kinds of supernaturals. Banding together, they are virtually unstoppable. The storyline is fast-paced, filled with magic and mayhem, twists and turns, intrigue, danger and deep-seated secrets. The characters are enchanting and well-developed. Overall, an excellent story. I can't wait to see what book 2 brings!

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for Harsh Line by Ann Gimpel. This adventure will grab you and wrap you up tight. The characters and plot are just wonderful and it is loaded with magic wielders and a fresh new take on vampires. I loved every last minute of this book and am looking forward to reading more. I read an Advanced copy and am Voluntarily leaving a review.

[Anita · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just nope

Couldn't stand the first one. Started the second one. Shouldn't have. What a drag, and a cliffhanger. I know there's Bloodvice in this collection. This one I can recommednd because I've read the whole series.
As it is, I've wasted too much time and will probably give up on buying sets or xollections altogether

[Jae Rusk]

Good mix of short stories. I some are better than others

I wish some of the books were longer and other books were not as interesting. A decent read for what it is and I will be reading more of some of the books.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

First Bite

Wow!!! What a gr8 story. I truly enjoyed reading these books and look forward to reading more of these authors. I recommend this read. 5 Thumbs up

[Jill Gauger · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the books in this collection was awesome. The writers all had different ways of depicting the Vampires. On to reading other books from the series started here.

[Carla Ogden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot group of must reads!

Each book brings a little bit of different but excitement with it. They all leave you wanting for more. Glad to know there are more to each one of them.

[Dschaper54 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great books

I thoroughly enjoyed all of these books and plan on reading the authors next installments. If you like everything vampires, look no further than here.

[Mayhem-RW · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this anthology
There are authors and stories contained within that I may have not been introduced to if it were not for this collection of stories.

I give it five stars out of five stars.

[Frances Kremmin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some were good and some not so good

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

10 full length stories so long time to finish. Got some new authors and some i won't read more of. Had to take breaks bcz all vampires.

[Jeanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full length but still teasers

What I expected was stand-alone novels but apparently its more the first book in a series, enticing the reader to buy the following books.