You are probably familiar with Anne Rice's vampire novels. I liked only the couple of early ones - esp. Interview with a Vampire. Don't think about the movie - the book is much better! .... The Vampire Lestat... think that is close to the title.

Other than these books by Rice, I don't know any vampire books. Good luck!

@ Bert : Thanks , though i have read Anne Rice's novels, and own most of them too. I love reading, when i am not busy. My sister is really into her books, and when my sister likes something she wants every one around her to like it too. She is an AMAZING author.

Here are a few good young adult:
House of night series (marked is #1)
Evermore by Claudia Gray
Vampire academy series

Try vampire diaries!

Probably a bit old now but I enjoyed L J Smith's night world series when I read them. There are quite a few of them - they were young adult. There's also Blood and Chrysanthemums which is darker and mostly set between modern America and Japan about 300 years ago. Blood and Ice is an interesting modern twist on the vampire book set in the arctic and I remember reading The Thread that Binds the Bones when I was younger - I am pretty sure that was a vampire book as well. There are elements of romance in these, but apart from the L J Smith ones, they aren't sappy.

i really like the Drake Chronicles.

I just read "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness, and I loved it! It's the first in a series, but the second book comes out this summer.

Stormy: If you found Anne Rice interesting as an author, you may want to read some background on her private life. She is a fascinating woman. I would love to visit with her. She lived in New Orleans about an hour from here... Hope you got some suggestions from others I am not into vampires but really did like the Interview with a vampire, though. Found Ms Rice more interesting as personality than her books...

I haven't read too many vampire novels, but my favorite is Robin McKinley's "Sunshine." Not a 'romantic' take on vampires (like Twilight), but an interesting one, plus other paranormal aspects.

Try
The Demonica Series by Larissa Ione. Very Dangerous and Exotic.
I will warn you. It is on the..."mature" side.

I don't know if anyone suggest this but Vampire Kisses is a very good series. :)

Jw Grodt

I have a book about a demonically possessed car, bought by a high school senior, he and his steady (engaged by end of book come of age as they prepare to deal with life outside of mom and dad's world. Romance, light sex and dealing with a unusual element. The books entitled ALVA available through Amazon, B&N, etc. Many people told me once they started they had to finish. It is less than two hundred pages. I hope you enjoy

c.c. hunter has good vampire/supernatural books, but its somewhat about romance. sorry! (but really good!!!)