As I stated in Part One of Best Vampire Books the
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Best Vampire Books Part One. I asked readers what their favorite vampire books were and I got many answers. I'll continue with your selections now...
Triquetra Series by Marguerite Labbe
Book 1 ~ My Heart is Within You
The power of heart and soul holds the key to the survival of
the last of the ancient vampires. Kristair is running out of time. His race has
faded away, prey to delusion and deterioration, and his only chance to live
long enough to find a cure is to bind his psyche to a human vessel in a long
forgotten ritual.
Kristair's chosen vessel is Jacob Corvin, a man of passionate stubbornness and
fierce loyalty; he has captured Kristair's fantasies so completely that he is
both the vampire's greatest strength and most crippling weakness. Drawing upon
Jacob's spirit and Kristair's resolve, they each bind a portion of their souls
to one other. For as long as Jacob carries Kristair's heart within him, the
vampire can continue his quest.
Just when they have hope, their mission is threatened by The Syndicate, a group
of younger vampires who attempt to force Kristair to teach them his secrets
before he disappears like the rest of the ancients. Battling both The
Syndicate's attacks and his unexpected need and love for Jacob, Kristair's
strength begins to fade, forcing him to make a decision that will change his
and Jacob's lives forever.
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton
Book 1~ Guilty Pleasures
Published over ten years ago by Ace, Guilty Pleasures marked the
debut of a series that was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major New
York Times bestseller. Now, for long-time Anita Blake junkies and newfound
fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its
trade paperback debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the
dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire
destined to become not only her biggest nemesis, but her greatest lover...
Felipe’s Honor by Ruby MacIntyre
Evil is plaguing the streets of Omaha. Someone has been stealing innocent
humans from the streets and turning them into mindless killers, mad with their
thirst for blood.
Charlie is one of those innocents. Stolen at a young age, he's long since lost
any hope of having a normal life. He’s diseased now. A monster. How he managed
to escape the Hunters, he will never know. But one thing is clear: the Hunters
want him back. Desperately.
Felipe, the general of the Spanish vampire army, rescues a vampire runt from a
group of Hunters threatening him with vile torments. The last thing he expects,
or wants, is to learn the weakling is his destined mate. When he starts to see
past Charlie’s physical appearance, what he feels threatens everything he has
believed about himself for centuries.
Charlie knows Felipe doesn’t like him, so he tries to fight the inexplicable
attraction he has for the virile general. Felipe tries to avoid Charlie at all
costs, but everything changes when he’s threatened with losing Charlie forever.
Then he'll have to fix what he destroyed before it's too late.
Tinder Chronicals by Alexa Land
Book 1~ Tinder
I've been a vampire hunter all my life. Usually, the job's
pretty straightforward: find a vamp and kill it, while staying alive in the
process. But things have been getting weird lately. The vamps have started
hunting in packs, which is almost unheard of. And they’re up to something at an
old warehouse down by the Port of Long Beach. Then there’s the daywalking vamp
that I came across. None of that should be happening, and I need answers.
I usually work alone. But with all the strange stuff that's been going on, I’ve
begun teaming up with fellow hunter Lee Halstrom, a hot Texan that occasionally
makes me forget what a bad idea it is to mix business and pleasure. And then
there’s Bane. For years the mysterious vampire has been circling me, but never
going in for the kill. All of a sudden, he’s putting himself right in the
middle of my business. I need to find out what game he's playing…either that,
or I could just end him.
***This is the first novella in The Tinder Chronicles. In his hunting ground of
Long Beach, California, Tinder crosses paths with Nikolai and Nathaniel,
characters introduced in Alexa Land’s best-selling paranormal romance Feral
(though this book is not a sequel). This m/m paranormal erotic novella is
approximately 25K words in length, and is intended for adults only.
Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price
Can art imitate death? Oh no,
girlfriend. Don’t even go there…
Ten years ago, the Human Hemovore Virus blazed through the world, and left the
few victims who survived unable to eat, allergic to sunlight and craving the
taste of blood.
Mark Jensen used to think V-positives were incredibly sexy with their pale,
flawless skin and taut, lean bodies. Not anymore. Not since he’s been stuck
procuring under-the-counter feline blood for his control-freak boss, Jonathan
Varga. Why cat blood? Mark has never dared to ask.
It’s not as if he’s usually at a loss for words. He can dish an insult and
follow it with a snap as quick as you can say “Miss Thang”. But one look at
Jonathan’s black-as-sin gypsy eyes, and Mark’s objections drain away.
So he endures their strange, endless routine: Jonathan hiding in his studio,
painting solid black canvases. Mark hurling insults as he buffs the office to a
shine with antiviral wipes and maps out the mysterious “routes” he’s required
to drive.
Then a blurb in Art in America unleashes a chain of
events neither of them saw coming. As secrets of Jonathan’s past come to light,
it becomes clear all his precautions weren’t nearly enough.
Product Warnings
Be sure to schedule adequate breaks for food
and sleep while reading this novel. The author will not be held liable for any
missed workdays, low blood sugar headrushes, or unfortunate bathroom accidents
that may result from reading “just one more chapter”.
Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator series by Alexis Hall
Book 1~ Iron & Velvet
First rule in this line of
business: don’t sleep with the client.
My name’s Kate Kane, and when an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince came to
me with a case, I should have told her no. But I’ve always been a sucker for a
femme fatale.
It always goes the same way. You move too fast, you get in too deep, and before
you know it, someone winds up dead. Last time it was my partner. This time it
could be me. Yesterday a werewolf was murdered outside the Velvet, the
night-time playground of one of the most powerful vampires in England. Now half
the monsters in London are at each other’s throats, and the other half are
trying to get in my pants. The Witch Queen will protect her own, the wolves are
out for vengeance, and the vampires are out for, y’know, blood.
I’ve got a killer on the loose, a war on the horizon, and a scotch on the
rocks. It’s going to be an interesting day.
My Life Without Garlic by Bailey Bradford
Some things in life just
might be worth giving up garlic for.
It was simple curiosity that led Augustin to the vampire dating site—he thought
it must be a joke started up by a bunch of weirdos. Man, was he right—but it
just so happens that those weirdos really are vampires, and when one shows up
at his place, Augustin’s world is turned upside down.
First he’s got a psychotic vampire to deal with. Then he’s got one who is much
more fun hanging around.
Except now that Augustin knows that vampires exist, he can’t be left alive. Or
can he? When an alternative is offered up, Augustin doesn’t care for it,
either. After all, he doesn’t want to be whisked off to some disgusting vampire
den.
Tony’s the vampire next in line to lead the coven. He wants to be a fair man,
and that means arguing against killing Augustin. If he’s also attracted to the
sarcastic, adorable man, where’s the harm in that?
The attraction between Augustin and Tony is undeniable, but deny it is what
they both try to do. Someone is going to have to bend or break.
Soulless by T.Baggins
A Man of Science
Nicholas Robinson is a chemist decades ahead of his time. Crippled by a riding
accident and embittered by his injuries, he shuns the world, focusing on his laboratory
and experiments. But when the sale of his country estate, Grantley, leads to an
encounter with a vampire, Nicholas realizes there is more in heaven and earth
than he ever dreamed possible.
A Creature of Darkness
Although three hundred years old, Bancroft Ulwin is young by supernatural
standards. Enslaved by his cruel, deformed maker, Ban is forbidden from
relations with mortal men unless it ends in death. But his liaison with
Nicholas, expressly against his master’s wishes, soon expands beyond mere lust
to something more.
A Love Predestined
Long ago while still mortal, Ban met Serafino, the only true love of his life.
When death separated them, Ban accepted his role as an enemy of human kind. But
as he comes to suspect Nicholas is Serafino reincarnated, Ban begins to
question everything he once believed. Including his own damnation.
Merrick by Claire Cray
New York, 1799: the future looks bright for the charming
young book dealer William Lacy, until a raucous night of drinking lands him in
shackles. He narrowly avoids the brutal prison system thanks to his mother, who
negotiates with the judge to secure him a five year apprenticeship in lieu of a
prison sentence. And so William finds himself in a carriage bound for the
remote woods upstate, where he'll spend the next years of his life learning a
new trade under some old master.
When he first sees Merrick, William thinks he's been dropped into a medieval
horror story. Tall and gruff, dressed in a hooded robe that completely conceals
his features, and riding a black mare, Merrick might as well be the Grim
Reaper.
But appearances are deceiving. A skilled apothecary and healer, Merrick proves
to be a generous host and a gentle teacher, and William soon finds himself
surprisingly comfortable in his new surroundings. And yet troubling mysteries
abound: Why does Merrick never show his face or hands? Why do his movements
seem so young and sure beneath his robes? What lies within the cave behind the
stone cottage?
Something unnatural is afoot. But most alarming by far is William's own
reaction to his new keeper. For Merrick's strange charms are bewitching enough
by day; but by night, in the darkness of the room and the bed they share,
William finds himself entirely overwhelmed by desires he never imagined...
I hope you all find hours and hours of vampire entertainment from this list! Part three will be up next week! Enjoy!
