Just a bite: Vampire fiction
Acosta, Marta. Happy hour at Casa Dracula
Hip, smart Milagro de Los Santos is minding her own business at
a book party for Sebastian, the ex-boyfriend she’s not quite over, when Oswald,
a mysterious, handsome stranger approaches her. The chemistry between them is
potent, but after they accidentally exchange blood during a powerful kiss,
Milagro finds herself feeling strange.—Booklist
Adrian, Lara. Midnight rising
For journalist Dylan Alexander, it began with the discovery of a
hidden tomb, thrusting her into the center of a gathering storm of violence and
secrets. But nothing is as dangerous as the scarred, lethally seductive man who
rises from the shadows to draw her into his world of dark desire and endless
night. –Publisher’s description
Arthur, Keri. Embraced by darkness
Part vamp, part werewolf, Riley Jenson plays by her own rules,
whether it’s her stormy love life or her job as a guardian. But when her
family’s alpha male demands that she solve the mystery of a vanished girl,
Riley can feel a trap closing in around her. Because the job comes with a
catch: if Riley fails, her own mother will die. –Publisher’s description
Ashley, Amanda. Night’s touch
Cara DeLongpre wandered into the mysterious Nocturne club
looking for a fleeting diversion from her sheltered life. Instead she found a
dark, seductive stranger whose touch entices her beyond the safety she’s always
known and into a heady carnal bliss. –Publisher’s description
Atherton, Nancy. Aunt Dimity, vampire hunter
Near the start of Atherton’s engaging 13th Aunt
Dimity mystery (after 2007’s Aunt Dimity Goes West), series heroine Lori
Shepherd, the overprotective mother of five-year-old horse-obsessed twins, is
alarmed when her sons insist they saw a vampire during their riding lessons.
From her strange friendship with the spectral Aunt Dimity, Lori knows anything’s
possible, even vampires, though Lori fears a pedophile may be skulking in the
woods outside the Cotswolds village where she and her family live. –Publishers
Weekly
Bangs, Nina. A taste of darkness
He’d lived a thousand years for this? It’s enough to make a
vampire want to rush outside to soak up some rays, order garlic mashed
potatoes, or fall on a wooden stake. But minds were meant to be changed. When
Reinn meets Kisa, he realizes that his sexy werecat is worth dying for.
–Publisher’s description
Kresley Cole. A hunger
like no other
Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth
about her deceased parents—until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and
forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae—and
their notorious dark desires—ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate
her own dark cravings. –Publisher’s description
Feehan, Christine. Dark celebration: a Carpathian reunion
The seventeenth in Feehan’s Dark series, and the first in
hardcover, features the Carpathians, their lifemates, and human friends who
have gathered in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania to celebrate Christmas
with a children’s pageant, a feast, and a visit by their fiercest hunter as
Santa Claus. –Booklist
Tate Hallaway. Tall, dark
& dead
Recovering witch Garnet Lacey manages Wisconsin’s premier occult bookstore. And a
fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von
Traum-piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing
missing is an aura. Which means he’s dead. And that means trouble. –Publisher’s
description
Harris, Charlaine.
Definitely dead
In bestseller Harris’s perky sixth Southern Vampire novel to
star Sookie Stackhouse (after 2005’s Dead as a Doornail), the telepathic
waitress of Bon Temps, La., is off to (pre-hurricane) New Orleans to close out
her dead cousin Hadley’s apartment. Hadley’s death six weeks earlier had been
unexpected, since, as a vampire, she was already dead. –Publishers Weekly
Erin McCarthy. High stakes
Unlike other politicians, Ethan Carrick is a nice guy-and a hot,
casino-owning vampire. And with elections coming up, he’d like to find his
First Lady-if his opponent’s hit men don’t find him first. –Publisher’s
description
Maclaine, Jenna. Wages of sin
“Maclaine’s attention to detail and description brings this
sexy, adventurous paranormal romance to life…Clever Cin matches sass and
bravery with an innocence and vulnerability that will allow her to grow and
develop through what promises to be a highly entertaining series.” –Publishers
Weekly
Raye, Kimberley.
Just one bite: a dead-end dating
novel
“Lil is a likable mix of Bridget Jones, Carrie Bradshaw and
Dracula–charming, sweet, stylish, with just a hint of fang.”–Parkersburg News and
Sentinel
Smith-Ready, Jeri. Wicked game
A delightful read, part vamp romance, part ironic look at
advertising’s powers of manipulation, part wry commentary on the
takeover-ridden financial scene, and all entertainment.—Whitney Scott—Booklist
Sands, Lynsay. Bite me if
you can
One minute Leigh is walking home in the early hours of the morning, and the
next a vampire is sinking his teeth into her neck. Turns out it was a rogue
vampire marked for termination, but it does Leigh little good because the
damage’s already been done. She’s become one of
them. –Publisher’s
description
Squires, Susan. The burning
It is 1821, and all who know the beautiful, mysterious Ann Van Helsing
believe she is insane. Yet Ann’s curse is the deep psychic ability that allows
her to know everything about another human being—their history, thoughts, and
desires—simply by touching them. Overwhelmed by a power she can barely control,
Ann roams the woods and caves near her estate, searching for an elusive peace.
Here she encounters the man who will change everything…Publisher’s description
Squires, Susan. One with the shadows
Full of colorful characters, romantic locales and vivid details
of 1820s life, Squires’s newest (following One with the Night) has a
delicious pace and plenty of thrills, and her vampire mythos is both
mannered—almost Victorian—and intriguingly offbeat. Bound to net a wide
audience of paranormal fans, this one may even convert devotees of traditional
historicals. –Publishers Weekly
Stein, Jeanne C. Blood drive
Anna discovers that her long-dead brother may have had a
daughter-and the girl’s in serious trouble. There are some very dangerous
people after her, but they’re about to learn that to a bounty hunter with an
unnatural thirst for blood, even the deadliest human predators are easy prey.
–Publisher’s description
Stein, Jeanne C. The
becoming
Anna Strong is trained for anything-until she’s attacked one
night, only to awaken in a dark world that exists between the living and the
dead. Here, Anna struggles with her love for the two men who inhabit the realms
of each: Max, a human DEA agent, and Avery, a Night Watcher who joins Anna in
pursuit of the vampire who changed her life. –Publisher’s description
Stivers, Valerie. Blood is the new black
Stivers's sly satire capitalizes on the lingering allure of The
Devil Wears Prada, the bubbly appeal of Ugly Betty, the campy joy of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the drop-dead glamour of Fashion Week.—Publishers
Weekly
Thurlo, David and
Aimee. Surrogate evil: a Lee Nez novel
This wildly entertaining yarn dumps the traditional cop and
fantasy genres into a blender on overdrive. The action races across the
Southwest as the team confronts Newton Glover, an elusive criminal
bottom-feeder who seems to have supernatural powers that surpass those of Nez.
Great fun. Elliott Swanson—Booklist
Vaughn, Carrie. Kitty and the silver bullet
Kitty’s radio show is as popular as ever and she has a boyfriend
who actually seems to understand her. Can she finally settle down to a normal
life? Not if this is just the calm before the storm. When her mother falls ill,
Kitty rushes back to Denver—and right back to the abusive pack of werewolves
she escaped a year ago. –Publisher’s description
Walker, Shiloh. Hunters:
heart and soul
Two men. Two women. Paranormal warriors and eternal lovers who
keep the undead in line by destroying those who have gone rogue. They serve as
Judge, Jury, and Executioner. They are as merciless as their prey. And they are
its soul. –Publisher’s description
Ward, J.R. Lover awakened: a novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
Best new series I’ve read in years! Tautly written, wickedly
sexy and just plain fun. Now here’s a band of brothers who knows how to show a
girl a good time.—New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner
Warren, Christine. One bite with a stranger
“Christine Warren has masterfully pulled together vampires,
shape shifters, demons, and many ‘Others’ to create a tantalizing world of dark
fantasies come to life. Way to go Warren!
--Night Owl Romance
Wellington, David. 13 bullets:
a vampire tale
Minimally plotted and driven by nonstop action, this gory
vampire tale is of a piece with Wellington’s
zombie novels (Monster Island; Monster Nation). –Publishers
Weekly
Wellington, David. 99 coffins
Vampires
and mortals fight a modern battle of Gettysburg
in vampire hunter Laura Caxton's gore-soaked second outing (after 2007's 13
Bullets). When a college archeological dig uncovers a cache of Civil War–era
coffins, each containing a corpse minus heart, grizzled detective Jameson
Arkeley recognizes these remains as evidence of a forgotten Union vampire corps
and immediately summons Caxton.
–Publishers Weekly
Whiteside, Diane. Bond of fire
Highly creative and detailed as it winds its way through
history, Whiteside’s latest sensual paranormal romance will knock readers’
socks off.—Maria Hatton—Booklist
Yarbro, Chelsea
Quinn. Borne in blood: a novel of the Count of Saint-Germain
“Saint-Germain is a compelling figure, more appealing than the
modern vampires of Anne Rice and Laurell K. Hamilton.”—Romantic Times
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