Best Vampire Romance Books

Paranormal Romance with...Vampires

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With the vampire craze over the past couple of years, the market has been flooded with Twilight wannabies and shoddy vampire romance. Despite all the low quality vampire books taking up extra space on the bookshelves, there are a few books that are better than the rest. This is the list of the top 10 best vampire romance books.

Note that while I consider these books to be the best vampire romance novels, I do not consider many of these to be the best vampire books. I suggest you check out my picks for the best vampire books ever written.

I've also compiled a list of some good vampire books for adults and some good vampire books for young adults. And of course, look at our Vampire subgenre guide.

And it you want PURE romance novels, check out our BestRomanceBooks.net sister site, which is dedicated to ONLY the best romance books ever.

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Sookie Stackhouse

by Harris, Charlaine

For those who love Twilight, the next step should be to read the Sookie Stackhouse novels. The popular True Blood TV series was based on these novels, so if you like True Blood, it’s a given that you should read these no...

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Vampire Academy

by Mead, Richelle

While we've given a selection of some of the more serious works of Vampire fiction, sometimes you want a more low brow read, one full of teen angst, young adults, and some of the trappings that made the Twilight books a...

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Vampire Chronicles

by Rice, Anne

Anne Rice is considered one of the pioneers of the vampire genre. The Sookie Stackhouse and Twilight novels were heavily influenced by Anne Rice's’work.Anne Rice’s most popular work (and perhaps her best) is Interview w...

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Companion Of The Night

by Velde, Vivian Vande

Another vampire romance series, but one that has a pretty interesting vampire character. The plot follows Kerry, a young woman, who saves Ethan - a vampire - from vampire hunters. It’s a choice that she may regret as Eth...

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Black Dagger Brotherhood

by Ward, J.r.

If you are looking for a romantic vampire horror novel, the Companions of the Night are some of the better books to be found. What’s so good about these novels is that they are both spine jinglingly scary AND pretty tho...

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Dark Hunter

by Kenyon, Sherrilyn

These books have been around for nearly a decade now and are still wooing the hearts of millions of women around the world. Her male heroes are particularly well drawn. One of the problems in the vampire romance genre is...

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Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

by Hamilton, Laurell K.

For a racy adult vampire series, Anita Blake takes the cake. The novel's sort of a cross between mystery and romance, though as this humongous series progresses dwells more in more in the bodice-ripper romance category....

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Twilight Series

by Meyer, Stephenie

As one of the most popular fantasy series in history, it would be remiss not to include Stephanie Myers Twilight series on this list. The 4-book series has had an enormous impact on the young adult fantasy, shaping the...

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Sweet Blood

by Hautman, Pete

For a cool YA vampire adventure, It'd be hard to recommend anything better than Sweet Blood. This book hands down does the best misunderstood-goth-coming-of-age story. The story premise is really interesting (arguably un...

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The Evernight Series

by Gray, Claudia

A combination of Mean Girls and Vampire Academy. Bianca is forced by her parents to attend a private school. What her parents don’t realize is that this private school is one attended by vampires.

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