Vampires have been a huge part of horror for years and here are a list of books with vampires of all kinds! Please note, these are stand-alone or first in a series. I liked all of them when I read them, giving them 3 stars and above. please note I may not have finished the series or DNFed it for several reasons. This list is to give you a look at some of the vampire options out there and a link to multiple reviews of them so you can choose for yourself.
1) Charlaine Harris-Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire #1)
Sookie
Stackhouse is a mind-reading bar waitress in Bon Temps-and her world
changes forever when a vampire called Bill moves into the area, the
first ever to do so. Sookie finds that she cannot read his mind and
becomes captivated by him despite the danger. When she saves his life, a
love affair develops which gets the tongues wagging, especially when
local girls start getting murdered. These girls are fangbangers-vampire
groupies, and each has a connection to Jason, Sookie's brother, making
him a prime suspect. Sookie and Bill delve into the vampire clubs for
answers, trying to find the real killer, who seems to be targeting
Sookie.
2) John G Hartness-Hard Days Knight (Black Knight Chronicles #1)
Lots of Vampires. No Sparkles. Serious Snark. Children are missing. The police are stumped.
Halloween is coming, and an ancient evil is on the horizon. The vampires are the good guys.
This is not your ordinary fall weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Vampire private detectives Jimmy Black and Greg Knightwood have been hired to save a client from being cursed for all eternity, but end up in a bigger mess than they ever imagined. Suddenly trapped in the middle of a serial kidnapping case, Jimmy and Greg uncover a plot to bring forth an ancient evil. Soon, they've enlisted the help of a police detective, a priest, a witch, a fallen angel and a strip club proprietor to save the world. This unlikely band of heroes battles zombies, witches, neuroses and sunburn while cracking jokes and looking for the perfect bag of O-negative.
Halloween is coming, and an ancient evil is on the horizon. The vampires are the good guys.
This is not your ordinary fall weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Vampire private detectives Jimmy Black and Greg Knightwood have been hired to save a client from being cursed for all eternity, but end up in a bigger mess than they ever imagined. Suddenly trapped in the middle of a serial kidnapping case, Jimmy and Greg uncover a plot to bring forth an ancient evil. Soon, they've enlisted the help of a police detective, a priest, a witch, a fallen angel and a strip club proprietor to save the world. This unlikely band of heroes battles zombies, witches, neuroses and sunburn while cracking jokes and looking for the perfect bag of O-negative.
3) Alyxandra Harvey-My Love Lies Bleeding (Drake Chronicles #1)
The Drakes are rather
different to your usual neighbors. They are vampires and some of the
members of the family date back to the twelfth century. One of the
children, Solange, is the only born female vampire known and, as such,
she poses a direct threat to the vampire queen. Her best friend Lucy is
human, and when Solange is kidnapped, Lucy and Solange's brother,
Nicholas, set out to save her. Lucy soon discovers that she would like
to be more than just friends with Nicholas. But how does one go about
dating a vampire? Meanwhile, Solange finds an unlikely ally in Kieran, a
vampire slayer on the hunt for his father's killer.
4) Erin Hayes-Damned If I Do (The Harker Trilogy #1)
They killed my sister and infected me. Now I have to pick up the pieces before I die. I’ve
spent the last five months trying to find the bastard who did this.
Yet, even with the help of a hot amnesiac vampire named Jude, I’ve had
zero luck. Until now. And it could change everything. Even though
I grew up in a family that hunted the supernatural, there were still
things I didn’t believe in. Now I have to hurry for the slim
chance that I could save us all. Because when you fight against immortal
vampires, you’re the one who’s running out of time.
5) Tanya Huff-Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1)
Vicki Nelson, formerly
of Toronto’s homicide unit and now a private detective, witnesses the
first of many vicious attacks that are now plaguing the city of Toronto.
As death follows unspeakable death, Vicki is forced to renew her
tempestuous relationship with her former partner, Mike Celluci, to stop
these forces of dark magic—along with another, unexpected ally…Henry
Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, has learned over the
course of his long life how to blend with humans, how to deny the call
for blood in his veins. Without him, Vicki and Mike would not survive
the ancient force of chaos that has been unleashed upon the world—but in
doing so, his identity may be exposed, and his life forfeit.
6) Nikki Jefford-Aurora Sky (#1)
A
girl is in a fatal car crash and wakes up with little sign of injury,
new organs and a government job that she doesn't want. Aurora has a rare
blood type that when mixed with a certain chemical cocktail injected
into her, leaves her blood tainted and can paralyse a vampire long
enough to kill it. Now the government tell her that she is a vampire
hunter who must use her new gift to kill the bad vampires. Except Aurora
is in high school and doesn't want to do it.
7) Catherine Jinks-The Reformed Vampire Support Group
You can't get a decent
haircut, you live on guinea pig blood and, even worse, most of the
world's population wants to kill you. For no good reason, Nina Harrison
became a vampire in 1973 and she now spends all of her time with a bunch
of vampires in a vampire therapy group.
8) Stephen King-'Salem's Lot
Something strange is
going on in Jerusalem's Lot ... but no one dares to talk about it. By
day, 'Salem's Lot is a typical modest New England town; but when the sun
goes down, evil roams the earth. The devilishly sweet insistent
laughter of a child can be heard echoing through the fields, and the
presence of silent looming spirits can be felt lurking right outside
your window.
9) Richard Laymon-The Stake
In an abandoned hotel in
a Californian ghost town, horror writer Larry Dunbar and his friends
make a chilling discovery. By chance they stumble on a coffin hidden
under the stairs. Within lies the corpse of a naked female with a stake
through it's heart. Though the find gives Larry the creeps he finds
himself wondering about the dead woman. Was she the innocent victim of a
gruesome murder? or was she a vampire? There's only one way for Larry
to solve the mystery - he must pull out the stake...
10) Jenna MacLaine-Wages Of Sin (Cin Craven #1)
Dulcie
has tried to escape the attentions of childhood friend Sebastian but
when her parents die suddenly, he is determined to marry her. When
Dulcie refuses, he attacks her and she realises that he is a vampire.
Now she must summon The Righteous, crusading vampires who kill those who
take human lives. Sebastian's powerful master Kali wants to harness
Dulcie's witch powers and get her crown, allowing her to change history.
The Righteous must stop her.
Gotta love the vamps. Although Vampire Bill STILL irritates me. And you can't have a vampire list without Salem's Lot.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite bit of the series is still Sookie taking Eric to the orgy and telling him how to dress! So funny!
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