Vampire Lovers! discussion

i not very picky but i need to find more vamp books to read,i have a few anne rice and read the twilght series and i really want to read blue blood...
the only one i think i won't like is peeps it was a bit ify for me..don't get me wrong i have plenty more unlisted vampire books i just wanna know what you guys have heard of and read so maybe that i would also be interested in getting for myself.

Well, I'll start reading The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon soon. That looks good. It's about this traveling circus show that has a real vampire in it. These kids want to prove it's fake by sneaking in when everyone's gone, but it isn't fake. It looks so good. :D

i read the twlight series (which is awesome) and interveiw with the vampire and i thhink i have heard of vampire kisses i think the traveling vampire show sounds pretty funny i'l have i get both of those, has anyone read the mercy thompsoin series (mooncalled, blood bound and iron kissed) it's a mix between werewolves vampires and the fae(don't ask what a fae is it's to hard to explain) now that's a good series

how aboot the cirque du freak books has any one read those? i was but i haven't got around to it.

are you serious! is it good to read or skip it?

okey dokey then! to the book store>>>>>>>>>>>

i was so close to buying the book one day but they didn't have the first one so yeah.

plz

no just have vampire somewhere in it or unless it's a really good book

A few of my personal Favs:


Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series ~ Laurell K Hamilton (starts with Guilty Pleasures)

Dead Witch Walking ~ Kim Harrison

Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Series) ~ Charlaine Harris

Halfway to the Grave ~ Jeanine Frost

:)

i read The Vampire Diaries or the frist two anyway.... thanks now i will busy finding buying and reading these books!!!

What's YA?..i'm stupid and i don't know these things...!!!!

.....i knew that..

no i don't

Read Nora Roberts Circle Trilogy. I'm only on book 2 but they're really good. Has a lot of magic too if you're also into that.

If you like Vamp Romance then J.R. Ward's Lover series is good. Starts with Dark Lover.

Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen series is good. Part Vampire part Werewolf.

sorry, you've probably already read the original Dracula by Bram Stoker, but if you haven't then it comes highly reccomended.

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Yes it is that good.

i have breaking dawn nananana!..

soo i did i!!!! it was great!!!!!!

Staked by J.F. Lewis

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872) is good - it stars a female vampire who pre-dates Dracula.

I also liked Pretty Maids All In A Row - which you'll like if you like Spike from the Buffy TV series.

(and of course there's my vampire romance Vampire Close)

Soulmate By:l.j.Smith
Vampire Secret By:l.j. Smith

She's an ahw-some author! She has a series that has different characters each time. She writes about the night world.

I just read her book, and you are so right. She has different characters each time and they are all good! Loved the book!

Hi, you might be interested in my first book, which has recently become available for pre-order at Stonegarden.net. It is called Midnight Reflections and is a story of a woman struggling with being turned into a vampire. Just when she's adjusting, she becomes involved in a investigation on a serial killer. It is a tale of vampires, werewolves, warlocks and murder.

Oh, and I also strongly recommend the Tanya Huff blood book series. Henry is just fantastic!

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"The Dracula Tape" by Fred Saberhagen was a favorite of mine. It's the events of Bram Stoker's Dracula told from the Count's perspective.

I'm also writing a weekly serial on vampires and spies for Kindle called "Spooks". Just a thought. ;>

try reading "I, Vampire: The Confessions of a Vampire - His Life, His Love, His Strangest Desires" by Michael Romkey.
or "Shades of Grey" by Amanda Ashley

I am here in Katy too. The Blue Bloods Books are great! I am waiting to get my hands on #4. Another series you might like, kind of teen, is House of Night series by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristen. I am not sure your age but the Charlene Harris books that they based the HBO show True Blue on - they are really good too. -Janet

night world is also a good series. its all about forbidden love and if you like that kind of stuff(like i do : )!) then youll LOVE this series!

Also check out "Dark Fever", "Blood Fever" and "Fae Fever" by Karen Marie Moning. There is on character that is a Vampire but I think one of the main characters is also going to turn out to be a vampire or warewolf, they haven't told you yet but the fourth book is due out soon, I think August.

Since no one mention Christine Feehan guess I should recommend her Dark Series. Start with Dark Prince. Have read the whole series. Later in the series you'll get introduce to Lycans, shape-shifters. My all-time favourite is the series by Sherilyn Kenyon. Love Archeron - must read!

Anyone know anything about Vicki Peterson?

I'm reading Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian right now and it's captivating. I read the entire Twilight saga, of course, who hasn't right? Adrian's perception of vampires is, of course, much different than Meyer's version so it's taking a little bit of time for me to get used to how different this breed of vampires are.

Kasie wrote: "i not very picky but i need to find more vamp books to read,i have a few anne rice and read the twilght series and i really want to read blue blood...
the only one i think i won't like is peeps it..."

you should DEFINETLY read the Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead, you will most definitely love it, i know i did. hehe =)

Vampire Kisses (1-6)
The Vampire Diaries
Jessica's Guide to Datting on the Dark Side
Demon in my view
In the Forest of the Night
Shattered Mirror
Midnight Predator
Blood and Chocolateb(I ate this one up even though it's about werewolfs)

Check out J.R. Ward series "The Black Dagger Brotherhood" novels.

Ok, so Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian was wonderful but I would say it's an adult book...or at least late teens. Not early teens like Twilight.

Sorry, I should have said that J.R. Ward is definatley adult too! I forget some of the readers in this list are teens.

Janet wrote: "Sorry, I should have said that J.R. Ward is definatley adult too! I forget some of the readers in this list are teens. "

So you're saying teens shouldn't read "adult" books?

No - teens should read what they enjoy. Matter of fact everyone should read whatever they enjoy. As a teen I didn't get into adult romance books, I wanted more relatable teen type characters. (Yes, I was a late bloomer probably from all my efforts trying so hard to rebel against adults and adult stuff). A friend of mine just loaned me a Jodi Piccolt book that I couldn't read beacuse of subject matter. It is always good to be aware of content before picking up a book. Reading is much more enjoyable that way. Hope I didn't offend.

Janet wrote: "No - teens should read what they enjoy. Matter of fact everyone should read whatever they enjoy. As a teen I didn't get into adult romance books, I wanted more relatable teen type characters. (Yes,..."

No, you didn't offend at all it's just that I always hated teen books even though I'm still a teenager myself and that's why I get quite snappy if someone says I shouldn't be reading something because it's labeled as an adult book... Do you get my point? :)

Yep, :) -you might really like the Black Dagger Brotherhood books then, try them and let me know what you think, I just finished the third one in the series. You can check out my bookshelves if you like. Post if find something else too.

I haven't read the Vampire Academy series yet. I'll put it on my to-read list.

I really like house of night, waiting for the next one to come out in October.

I also thought Blue Bloods was a cool twist on the Vampire thing, it really picks up in the second book and the new one comes out early october.

I loved blood and chocolate too. I just finished the first Vampire Diaries, waiting for the tv show to run tonight to see how they interpert it. I think I will try the vampire kisses series next.

The Vampire Academy series was great too - keep the reccomendations coming...

If you like your vampires served up with historical drama, intrigue, and romance, I highly recommend the Saint-Germain novels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. She has something like twenty (twenty-two?) in the series so far. The first one is called Hotel Transylvania and it takes place in pre-Revolutionary France.

Sounds great - thanks!

Don't know if you've read The Historian by Kostova, but I thought it was really cool and made me look up all kinds of interesting things about Vlad Tepes and the original "dracula" (not the book, but the man).

Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready has a really interesting take on vampires and music genres. I really enjoyed it. There's a 2nd one the series called Bad to the Bone, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

Children of the Night by Dan Simmons is also a really cool and totally different take on vampires.

Has anyone mentioned Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake series? The first few of those are definitely the best. Later Anita tends to get on people's nerves and there is a lot of sexually explicit content (which is not always a bad thing).

I've heard about the Historian but I haven't read it yet. Is it a Dracula story?

I agree, Laurell Hamiltons' early works were definitely her better ones.