Loving Vampires

Vampire characters are ubiquitous in popular culture, serving as metaphors for society's most sensitive subjects--sexuality, gender roles, race, ethnicity, class--and often channeling widespread fears of immigration, crime, terrorism and addiction. This book explores pop culture's vampires variously as sexual seducers, savage monsters, noble protectors and drainers of human power. The author discusses three real-life role models for vampire characters.

In this new monograph, author Debra Dudek defines a new era of vampire texts in which vampires have moved from their iconic dark, feared, often seductive figure lingering in alleys, to the beloved and morally sensitive vampire winning the affections of teen protagonists throughout pop culture. Dudek takes a close look at three hugely-popular vampire series for young adults, drawing parallels between the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Twilight Saga novels/films, and The Vampire Diaries TV series/book series. By defining a new era of vampire texts and situating these three series within this transition, The Beloved Does Not Bite signals their significance and lays the groundwork for future scholarship on the flourishing genre of paranormal romances for young adults.

Kelsie Connor is looking for a big headline to jumpstart her career as a journalist--like proving the existence of vampires and werewolves. She's always felt that Others exist, though she's never met one herself. So on the night of the Blood Moon, Kelsie goes looking for a werewolf...but meets a vampire instead. A vampire who makes her blood run hot and makes her feel things she never imagined a body could feel. Hayden Flann had been secretly watching Kelsie for some time, drawn to her by a powerful bloodlust and equally strong sexual attraction. But Hayden recognizes that he and Kelsie are connected by more than passion. Little does she know that Hayden is not just her lover--he's also her enemy, born to seduce her before he kills her....

What she knows may save his people. Or destroy them. Vampire Mythicals Book 4 Still depressed after the death of her best friend, Joanie Alekhine finds herself lost. Everything was changing, and she was caught in the middle, with no place to be. Her boss doesn’t trust her to do the job. Her friends treat her like she’s glass and will shatter at any moment. And then the prince calls. Prince Maksim needs help. And he knows of one person who can help him. As a dragon prince, he has duties to live up to for his clan. Yet he’s not ready to marry and align his dwindling clan with another, stronger clan. His clan would lose everything if he did. But if he pretends to be involved with someone highly inappropriate, like a certain sexy female vampire, he should be able to postpone any obligations for a bit longer. When Joanie agrees to return and be his fake lover, she thinks the change of scenery might help her mood. That, or the spying on the other dragon clans, to see what she can learn. What she knows could change the dragon’s way of life. Can she trust Maksim with her knowledge? Or will he take it and run?

New York Times and USA Today best-selling paranormal romance author Felicity Heaton presents: Love Immortal (A Vampire Romance Novel) Rescued from werewolves by the most breathtaking man she's ever seen, Lauren is dragged into the fight of her life and a dark world she never knew existed. There, she discovers that she's the latest reincarnation of a goddess and must drink the blood of her immortal protector, Julian, in order to reawaken and continue her three thousand year old mission to defeat Lycaon, the original werewolf. With the help of Julian and an organisation of people with supernatural abilities, Lauren fights for her life, their future and the fate of mankind against Lycaon and his deadly army, but can she succeed when Lycaon has killed all of her predecessors? Can she crack the armour around Julian's heart and seize her happily forever after with him? And can Julian bring himself to trust Lauren with the fragments of his heart after everything he's been through? Other stand alone paranormal romance books by Felicity Heaton Forbidden Blood Ascension Blood and Snow Vampire for Christmas

Vampire Hunters beware. This human won’t be rolling over for anyone, not anymore. Left stranded with Darren while her masters outrun the hunters, Piper has had enough of being a liability. With a great new job, a new attitude, and surprisingly wicked right hook, Piper isn’t going to just wait around anymore for the hunters to destroy her life. If only she could find them. Favors from old friends and deals with the devil lead Piper down a narrow and dangerous road. One that could save everything she holds dear or bring it all crashing down on all of them. keywords: paranormal romance, fantasy romance, reverse harem romance, boss employee romance, workplace romance, vampire romance, steamy romance, vampires, alpha heroes, alpha vampires, damsel in distress, mythology, love story, mystery, horror