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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 297165" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Well then....if we're going to start recommending books.....get out your pen and paper. LOL</p><p></p><p>In addition to the ones Susie mentioned....</p><p></p><p>MaryJanice Davidson has a vamp series out (The Queen Betsy books). The titles are all Undead and....something. Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you what the first one is but they are very funny. Some sex but not pages and pages of intimate, up close details. Lots of snark and some interesting swear words. She also has some stuff out about werewolves and the last Betsy book crossed over into that series. The main character is Betsy Taylor who, according to legend, is the vampire Queen. She was killed in an accident (if I remember right, she got creamed by a bus) and woke up a vamp. Along with being the Queen, she's also destined to be the consort/wife of Eric Sinclair. She's a shoe junkie, has amusing friends and can be quite perturbed about her royal duties. (MJ also has a few other series..one about a half-mermaid, one about the royal family of Alaska had we not purchased Alaska from Russia and Alaska declared it's independance....VERY funny)</p><p></p><p>Michele Bardsley also has a vamp series out with the first one being I'm The Vampire That's Why. Her books take place in a small, dying town in OK. Seems a group that keeps track of and kind of governs the vamps and other paranormals, decided to set up shop in this town. One of their vamps though was infected with a virus and basically turns most of the residents into vamps. The ones who weren't infected moved out so now the entire town is pretty much paranormals. These are also fairly light reading and funny. There is also sex in them but about the same as MJ's books.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with Susie on the Lynsay Sands books. This is one of the things I like about vamp (or other paranormal) books. Since these "beings" don't exist, you can make them anyway you want. Some are fairly traditional in their strengths and weaknesses but Lynsay's series is different. Her vamps originated in Atlantis when scientists there invented a nano to be injected into people and cure cancer and other diseases. The only problem was, the nanos didn't die because there is always damage to be repaired in the human body. So....as a result, and because the nanos use blood as fuel, they modified the bodies they are in to give them fangs so the people can get blood. In modern times though, the vamps use blood banks and feed off of bagged blood. They can eat, they can go outside although if they do, there is sun damage and they need to consume more blood than usual.</p><p></p><p>The Sookie books are great also! Much tamer than the HBO version! LOL </p><p></p><p>I too don't know why the paranormal genre is so popular right now but if you are the least bit curious....I'm sure there is a series or two out there for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 297165, member: 2459"] Well then....if we're going to start recommending books.....get out your pen and paper. LOL In addition to the ones Susie mentioned.... MaryJanice Davidson has a vamp series out (The Queen Betsy books). The titles are all Undead and....something. Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you what the first one is but they are very funny. Some sex but not pages and pages of intimate, up close details. Lots of snark and some interesting swear words. She also has some stuff out about werewolves and the last Betsy book crossed over into that series. The main character is Betsy Taylor who, according to legend, is the vampire Queen. She was killed in an accident (if I remember right, she got creamed by a bus) and woke up a vamp. Along with being the Queen, she's also destined to be the consort/wife of Eric Sinclair. She's a shoe junkie, has amusing friends and can be quite perturbed about her royal duties. (MJ also has a few other series..one about a half-mermaid, one about the royal family of Alaska had we not purchased Alaska from Russia and Alaska declared it's independance....VERY funny) Michele Bardsley also has a vamp series out with the first one being I'm The Vampire That's Why. Her books take place in a small, dying town in OK. Seems a group that keeps track of and kind of governs the vamps and other paranormals, decided to set up shop in this town. One of their vamps though was infected with a virus and basically turns most of the residents into vamps. The ones who weren't infected moved out so now the entire town is pretty much paranormals. These are also fairly light reading and funny. There is also sex in them but about the same as MJ's books. I also agree with Susie on the Lynsay Sands books. This is one of the things I like about vamp (or other paranormal) books. Since these "beings" don't exist, you can make them anyway you want. Some are fairly traditional in their strengths and weaknesses but Lynsay's series is different. Her vamps originated in Atlantis when scientists there invented a nano to be injected into people and cure cancer and other diseases. The only problem was, the nanos didn't die because there is always damage to be repaired in the human body. So....as a result, and because the nanos use blood as fuel, they modified the bodies they are in to give them fangs so the people can get blood. In modern times though, the vamps use blood banks and feed off of bagged blood. They can eat, they can go outside although if they do, there is sun damage and they need to consume more blood than usual. The Sookie books are great also! Much tamer than the HBO version! LOL I too don't know why the paranormal genre is so popular right now but if you are the least bit curious....I'm sure there is a series or two out there for you. [/QUOTE]
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