Vampires. Love them or hate them, everyone can name at least one. This booklist is for the fangbangers, the undead groupies, the oh-so-willing blood bags. Here are 8 vampire romance novels. Some will be the first in a series, all will have vampires as a love interest.
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Bestselling author Jeaniene Frost writes fast-paced and steamy paranormal romances. This one is about Leila, a young woman with supernatural abilities who is resigned to a life of solitude until she is kidnapped by vampires who want to exploit her abilities. She is rescued by Vlad, a rival vampire who takes her to his castle where passion ensues. Contains adult themes.
A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova
Elise Kova’s series, Married to Magic, is composed of 4 standalone books all taking place in the same universe. A Duel with the Vampire Lord is about Forge Maiden Floriane who is kidnapped while fighting to protect Hunters Hamlet, the community where she lives with her brother and mother. There’s more that meets the eye with Ruvan, her kidnapper and the history she has been fed about Hunters Hamlet and the ancient curse that threatens both their lives.
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout
Bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout writes a dark and gritty romance between two very different people. Poppy, a young woman chosen from birth to be a Maiden, and her guard Hawke develop a bond as they try to keep her alive until her Ascension day.
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Lonely trash-collecting street kid Domingo comes across Atl, a mesmerizing vampire on the run from a rival narco-vampire clan. In their journey to escape Mexico city they become closer as the trail of corpses behind them increases.
Unchained by Helen Hardt
Unchained is an erotic novel, there are adult scenes in this book. An ER nurse is shocked when she finds a gorgeous man ransacking the blood bank where she works. Aware that something is wrong she can’t seem to turn him in. Sparks fly when he learns a secret that even she didn’t know about herself.