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Vampire Stories

Looking for some exciting, romantic, thrilling, and frighteningly fun reads? Here are some books you can really sink your teeth into!

Series

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
  When seventeen-year-old Bella moves to Forks, Washington, she catches the eye of the mysterious and beautiful Edward. As the attraction between them grows stronger, she realizes that he's quite different from most of the other boys she knows...
  The books: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn
• The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
  College freshman Clare Danvers can't stand dorm life once the popular girls take it upon themselves to make her miserable. She moves into Glass House, where she finds out her new roomates are vampires.
  The books: Glass Houses, The Dead Girls' Dance, Midnight Alley, and Feast of Fools
• Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
  Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray discovers that she can see Shadowhunters and the demons they pursue. She's drawn into danger and adventure when her mother is kidnapped and one of the monsters of this new world tries to kill Clary.
  The books: City of Bones and City of Ashes
• Bloodline by Kate Cary
  Revealed through journal entries, a soldier in World War II makes a ghoulish discovery about the captain of his regiment: he's descended directly from Dracula.
  The books: Bloodline and Bloodline:Reckoning
• The House of Night by P.C. Cast
  Sixteen-year-old Zoey lives in a world where humans and vampires coexist. She is marked as a fledgling vampyre, and must move into the House of Night to begin her vampyre training.
  The books: Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, and Untamed
• Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz
  A group of teens from some of New York's most wealthy and powerful families discover that they're the descendants of vampires who came over on the Mayflower.
  The books: Blue Bloods and Masquerade
• Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
  High-schooler Raven wishes for nothing more than to be a vampire. When mysterious Alexander moves into town with her family, she's excited to think that he may be the one to make all her dreams come true.
  The books: Vampire Kisses, Kissing Coffins, Vampireville, Dance with a Vampire, and The Coffin Club
  The books have also been made into a series of graphic novels: Blood Relatives Volume 1 and Volume 2
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
  A vampire princess and her guardian-in-training return to St. Vladmir's academy to study magic and physical training, respectively, while trying to avoid gossip and cliques.
  The books: Vampire Academy and Frostbite
• Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
  Two friends visit an illegal freak show and are drawn into a dangerous world filled with vampires and dangers aplenty.
  The books: Cirque du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant, Tunnels of Blood, Vampire Mountain, Trials of Death, The Vampire Prince, Hunters of the Dark, Allies of the Night, Killers of the Dawn, The Lake of Souls, Lord of the Shadows, and Sons of Destiny
• Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
  When Cal discovers he's a carrier of the parasite that causes vampirism, he must track down all of the ex-girlfriends whom he has infected.
  The books: Peeps and The Last Days
• Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine
  Sixteen-year-old twin sisters Destiny and Livvy are turned into half-vampires, but they might not both want to stay that way.
  The books: Dangerous Girls and The Taste of Night

Novels

• High School Bites: The Lucy Chronicles by Liza Conrad
  Sixteen-year-old Lucy has just discovered that Count Dracula is alive and well, and residing in her hometown of Seattle.
• Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
  Teenager Quincie Morris decides to reopen her family's restaurant with a vampire theme, but her plans are derailed by a series of murders, including that of her head cook. On top of that, she's got to deal with her best friend, with whom she may be in love, and who may be a werewolf... and she worries that her concerns might just be connected.
• Thicker than Water by Carla Jablonski
  Kia's mother is dying of cancer, and she's drawn into a world of goth clubs that cater to vampires as a way to escape her problems. When she meets a mysterious DJ, she falls for him, believing that he's a vampire who can help her mother.
• Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
  Chris discovers he is destined to become a vampire, and develops a craving for blood.
• The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
  Zoe's mother is terminally ill, and Zoe feels completely alone, until she meets Simon, a broodingly handsome vampire who has vowed to avenge his own mother's death over three centuries ago.
• Uninvited by Amanda Marrone
  Jordan's life is a disaster. Her boyfriend dumped her, then killed himself. She's thinking of going into rehab when he starts appearing at her window at night, asking to be let in.
• Suck It Up by Brian Meehl
  Stuck as an immortal sixteen-year-old, vampire Morning McCobb tries to show the world that not all vampires are the same by hiring a publicist.

Sources: NoveList

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