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Books like Love in Vein: 9 series to read next

Love in Vein is horror, about vampires and forbidden love, set in contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Love in Vein is 2 books, 1994–1997.

“Twenty stories of vampiric erotica, or more precisely depravity with sex prominently featured.”
from the catalogue description

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Vampire Chronicles
Necroscope
Carpathian
Evernight Universe
Anna Korlov
Blood Opera
Anita Blake
Vampire Academy Universe

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about grief and loss, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, about immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

NecroscopeSeries

seriesBrian Lumley26 books1982

Tense in tone, about undead.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Necroscope →

CarpathianSeries

seriesChristine Feehan48 books1999

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“Carpathian is Christine Feehan's long-running paranormal romance series about an ancient, near-immortal species who slowly lose color and feeling until they find a lifemate who restores both.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dark Prince →

Evernight UniverseSeries

seriesClaudia Gray7 books2008

Tense in tone.

Start with Balthazar →

Anna KorlovSeries

seriesKendare Blake2 books2011

Ghost stories.

“Anna Dressed in Blood and its sequel Girl of Nightmares follow Cas as his professional detachment gives way to a bond that complicates everything he thought he knew about his calling.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Anna Dressed in Blood →

Blood OperaSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1992

Fantasy, about family secrets, set in british isles.

Start with Dark Dance →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, set in north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Fantasy.

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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Love in Vein?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Love in Vein on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Love in Vein?: Love in Vein. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Love in Vein.
How big is Love in Vein?: Love in Vein is 2 books, 1994–1997.

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