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Finally! Vampire Romance Recommendations

A while back, somebody gently *koff* pointed out that we came up with a neat idea, and then did shit-all with it. Namely, the “readers recommend, we post the recommendations!” idea. Today, we finally got off our asses and sorted all this shit out.

Asterisks denote books that aren’t really romances, so if you’re looking for an HEA and a neatly wrapped-up ending by the end, tread carefully with these books.

Kerry recommends Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends:

• Undead and Unwed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• Undead and Unemployed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• Angela Knight
• Nina Bangs
• Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series* (prior to Obsidian Butterfly)
• Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series*

Alyssa recommends Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series* (Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail).

Meljean recommends:

• Twilight Phantasies by Maggie Shayne
• Twilight Memories by Maggie Shayne
• Born in Twilight by Maggie Shayne
• “The Night Owl” by Emma Holly, Hot Blooded anthology
• Hunting Midnight by Emma Holly
• Catching Midnight by Emma Holly

Jorie recommends Sunshine* by Robin McKinley.

Angie recommends:

• If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl
• Shiloh Walker’s Hunter series
• JC Wilder’s Shadow Dweller series
• Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series*
• The Dhampir* series by Barb & JC Hendee
• Shannon Drake
• Undead and Unwed* by Maryjanice Davidson
• Undead and Unemployed* by Maryjanice Davidson
• Linda Lael Miller’s Vampire Valerian series
• Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series* (prior to Obsidian Butterfly)

Rosario recommends:

• Undead and Unwed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• “The Night Owl” by Emma Holly, Hot Blooded anthology
• Hunting Midnight by Emma Holly
• Catching Midnight by Emma Holly
• Darkness Calls by Caridad Piñeiro

cw recommends:

• “The Night Owl” by Emma Holly, Hot Blooded anthology
• Prince of the Night by Jasmine Cresswell
• “Candidate for the Kiss” by Angela Knight in Secrets Vol. 6

Samantha Winston recommends My Fair Pixie by, well, Samantha Winston. Heh.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends:

• The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh
• The Silver Kiss* by Annette Curtis Klause
• Undead and Unwed* by Maryjanice Davidson

Nicole recommends:

• If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl
• Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
• Love Bites by Lynsay Sands
• Tall, Dark, and Hungry by Lynsay Sands
• Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series
• Undead and Unwed* by Maryjanice Davidson
• Nibbles ‘n Bits anthology by Judy Mays, Mardi Ballou, and Delilah Devlin

Irsyangel recommends Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series*.

Monica recommends Midnight Gamble by Nancy Gideon and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake books*, but only until and including Blue Moon.

Darlene recommends:

• Sunshine* by Robin McKinley
• The first six books of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s St. Germain* series.

Gabrielle recommends:

• Keri Arthur
• The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh
• Night Fires by Karen Harbaugh
• Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series*

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends Katie MacAlister’s vampire novels.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends Linda Lael Miller’s Vampire Valerian series.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends:

• Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series*
• Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series
• Undead and Unwed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• Undead and Unemployed* by MaryJanice Davidson

Gail recommends:

• Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series*
• Undead and Unwed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• Undead and Unemployed* by MaryJanice Davidson
• Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series*
• If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl with the following caveat: “I liked the book, but thought the romance was a bit thin. The romantic couple did the fighting bit well, but the getting-together-in-the-end didn’t seem quite believable to me. There wasn’t really any reason that I saw for them to suddenly be in love. If they were in love. I’m not real sure what their status was at the end…but it was a fun read anyway.”

October 28 Update

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends Tanya Huff’s Blood series*.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends Rachel Morgan’s series* by Kim Harrison.

Emma Gads recommends Susan Squires’ Companion series.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends:

• Laws of the Blood: Companions by Susan Sizemore
• Mercedes Lackey’s Children of the Night*
• Those Who Hunt the Night* and Travelling with the Dead* by Barbara Habmly

Ellen Fisher recommends:

• If Angels Burn* by Lynn Viehl
• The Companion by Susan Squires
• The Forever Kiss by Angela Knight

Maili recommends:

• Prince of the Night by Jasmine Creswell
• Love Bites by Margaret St. George
• These Fallen Angels and This Dark Paradise by Wendy Haley
• Blood and Roses by Sharon Bainbridge
• Sinful Secrets by Thea Devine (“probably the weirdest read in a while; honestly, it’ll fuck with your mind”)
• Night’s Immortal Touch and Nights’ Immortal Kiss by Cherlyn Jac
• Dark Dreams by Jane Harrison (“for the opening chapter alone, I have to admit”)
• Those Who Hunt the Night* and Travelling with the Dead* by Barbara Hambly

Robyn recommends Those Who Hunt the Night* and Travelling with the Dead* by Barbara Hambly.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends Kim Harrison and L.A. Banks’ series*.

So does Sara.

And so does La Karibane, and also recommends The Companion by Susan Squires.

Vera Nazarian recommends:

• The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh
• Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series*
• Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
• Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson
• Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends the Carpathian series by Christine Feehan.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) recommends the Katie MacAlister’s vampire books.

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