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by Stephenie Meyer

In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B) the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her immediately. For what is essentially a transcript of my dream, please see Chapter 13 ("Confessions") of the book.

by L.J. Smith

During the time of the Italian Renaissance, brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore fell in love with a beautiful young vampire named Katherine. Though Katherine's heart was big enough for both brothers, each of them vied to make her his own. The battle for Katherine's affection led to her eventually death, and left the two boys immortal, heartbroken, and forever quarreling.

Centuries later, Damon and Stefan are destined to repeat the betrayal that led to their vampirism. They descend on the small town of Fell's Church, Virginia, where their paths cross with Elena Gilbert, a beautiful and popular high school student who bears a striking resemblance to Katherine. . . .

by Jim Butcher

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things -- and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a -- well, whatever.

by Rachel Caine

Claire's hand, reaching into the crappy, beat-up washing machine, found nothing but the wet slick sides of the drum, and -- like a bad joke -- the worst pair of underwear she owned, plus one sock. She was in a hurry, of course -- there were only a couple of machines on this top floor of Howard Hall, the least-valued and most run-down rooms in the least-valued, most run-down dorm. Two washing machines, two dryers, and you were lucky if one of them was working on any given day and didn't eat your quarters. Forget about the dollar bill slot. She'd never seen it work, not in the last six weeks since she'd arrived at school.

by Cassandra Clare When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the

Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died.

by Catherine Jinks

when she was fifteen, and she hasn't aged a day since then. But she hasn't had any fun, either; she still lives with her mum, and the highlight of her sickly, couchbound life is probably her Tuesday-night group meeting, which she spends with a miserable bunch of fellow sufferers, being lectured at.

by Richelle Mead

It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all...might be seeing ghosts.

by Ellen Schreiber

Raven, 16, doesn't fit in at school or home

and when a new family moves into the old town mansion, she is convinced that the son, Alexander, is a vampire.

by Daniel Shan

The freak show was all I could think about that night. I tried forgetting it, but couldn't, not even when I was watching my favorite TV shows. It sounded so weird: a snake-boy, a wolf-man, a performing spider. I

by Justin Somper Vampirates begins in the year

2505. Sea-levels have risen. The seas teem with pirate ships and other, more mysterious, vessels . . . 

By Douglas Rees

His dad decides that changing schools would be best for him and gives him two to choose from—Our Lady of

Perpetual Homework and Vlad Dracul Magnet School.