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Argeneau FamilySeries
series39 books2003
Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.
“Lynsay Sands's long-running paranormal romance series follows the Argeneau family of vampires as different members find human partners across dozens of standalone-but-linked romances.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Quick Bite →
CarpathianSeries
series48 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
Start with Dark Prince →
Night HuntressUniverse
universe53 books2007
Urban fantasy.
“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
from the catalogue
Start with Reckoning →
includes The Night Prince, Night Huntress World, Night Rebel
Black DaggerUniverse
universe52 books2005
Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary.
“Come to Caldwell, New York, after dark, where the war has been running longer than the city has had a name.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dark Lover →
includes Black Dagger Brotherhood, Black Dagger Legacy, The Lair of the Wolven, Prison Camp
Twilight / Wings in the NightSeries
series22 books1993
Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.
“Beginning with Twilight Phantasies in 1993, the series predates and helped establish the modern vampire-romance genre well before the paranormal romance boom of the 2000s.”
from the catalogue
Start with Twilight Phantasies →
Evernight UniverseSeries
series7 books2008
Tense in tone, about forbidden love.
Start with Evernight →