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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:19:07 +0000

[...] am proud to announce the winner to the I vant to bite your book contest for the three ARCs from Lynsay [...]

By: kris

kris — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:29:50 +0000

I have enjoyed vampire books since i was in middle school. It has always intrigued me. I love the sesuality of the lore.

By: CindyS

CindyS — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:13:53 +0000

Vampires were my first love in the ‘paranormal genre’. I can say that even after reading Interview With A Vampire and screaming at the so-called hero to just walk into the sun already.

I like the more dangerous ones – Jean Claude from the Blake series and yes, the series now blows but back when it was young. JC was enigmatic and mysterious and knowledgeable. Maybe that’s what it is, intellect. They know more because they have been around more.

So the story has to be either dark and moody or completely slapstick (MJD) anything in between annoys me.

cindyS

By: Amy S.

Amy S. — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:37:35 +0000

I always loved watching vampire movies. Faves are Interview with a Vampire and The Lost Boys. I just started reading vampire romances a couple of years ago. Love them.

By: Pamk

Pamk — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:26:12 +0000

I love all types of vamp books
Jr’s Brotherhood, Sherrilyn kenyon, Rene Lyons Templars to name a few. They are all different but great in their own way.

By: Cima N.

Cima N. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:57:17 +0000

I’ve always loved vampires. I really don’t know why. I’m trying to think of a reason but I’ve been hooked on them for a long time. Well, I guess it can be safe to say that they’re very versatile. They can be everything, from the evil bad guy in nightmares to the knight in shining armor (or leather). I mean, you can’t really say the same for zombies, can you?

My favorite thing though, is how authors come up with cause of vampirism. Viruses, genetic mutation, the taint of the damned, etc. It always gets more and more interesting. I’ll never get enough.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:49:57 +0000

Forever Knight hands down. Nick and LaCroix were so incredibly sexy and powerful.

As for books, early LKH, Susan Squires, JR Ward, Lynsay Sands, Kathryn Smith.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:47:14 +0000

I can’t believe no one has mentioned Forever Knight, about Nick Knight the vampire Cop. All the vamps on Moonlight are babies (age wise). LaCroix would make Josef shudder in fear like a little school boy.

As for books, Early LKH, Susan Squires, JR Ward, Christine Feehan, Lynsay Sands…

By: Teresa W.

Teresa W. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:15:45 +0000

My favorite vampire movie was Queen of the Damned with the lucious Stuart Townsend. I miss he series Angel, I watched it faithfully. Love Sherrilyn Kenyon’s The Dark-Hunter series.

By: Stefanie D

Stefanie D — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:05:46 +0000

Oh, I just loooove vampire books!! I’ve read one of Linsay’s books, “Bite me if you can”, and I have to say: it was great!!!!! I gave it 5 stars out of 5. So the people who haven’t, realy need to read her books!!

By: Paula A

Paula A — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:24:48 +0000

I think secretly every woman wants a litlle danger in her life. Since we can’t always have that, what better way that a vampire in our books. They can be humorous, they are always sexy, and that living forever thing ain’t so bad.

By: Crystal B.

Crystal B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:54:14 +0000

I like vampires because of the mystery and danger that surrounds them. They have mesmerizing personalities and they know what they want and do whatever it takes to get it.

By: Shannon C.

Shannon C. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:40:14 +0000

You know, I really don’t like vampires in actual folklore. But I do like that paranormal romance has managed to take the myths and make them its own. I love seeing what different authors do to the vampire genre.

By: bam

bam — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:18:01 +0000

I liked the vampires from 30 Days of Night. They weren’t broody, whiny, angsty vampires who walked around in leather and looked all hot… yo, they didn’t fuck around, for sure.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:48:59 +0000

Well, I like humorous vampire stories the most. I’m not sure I have a favorite vamp hero, though.

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:46:52 +0000

Elizabeth Bathory murdered hundreds of young girls. She thought virgin’s blood would keep her young and use to take baths in their blood. YUK!

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:45:41 +0000

Kerrelyn Sparks writes a funny and sexy vampire series.
And i am also addicted to Kathryn Smiths series, even though I still have to get my lil old hands on Saint’s book.
I use to be a die hard Anita Blake fan, but when she started boinking everything in sight, well no more for me, even though Jean Claude was to die for! (hardy har har)

By: Melissa K.

Melissa K. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:30:10 +0000

Lynsay’s vampire books are awesome!
My favorite vampire movie is “Dracula” (1992) with Gary Oldman and Wynona Ryder. I love the scene at the end where they embrace and she says “Take me away from all this death.”
It was Elizabeth Bathory also known as The Blood Countess who drank blood and bathed in it as well, Laurie. Is that who you’re talking about?

By: Laurie G

Laurie G — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:55:26 +0000

One of my first vampire books was Linda Lael Miller’s “For All Eternity”.
Favorite lore: mate for eternity
Favorite vampire: Count Dracula
I remember the daytime series Dark Shadows.
Did any of you watch that?
I saw something on the history channel about
Lucrece Borgia who supposedly drank the blood of over 600 servant girls!!! I think a lot of it was fear of the dark and the unknown…to keep people from wandering around at night. Everyone was very superstitious!

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:30:20 +0000

I really love bad boys and tortured heroes and there are not better ones than Vampires

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:07:22 +0000

I love when vampires are the heroes in a paranormal romance. I love that they have physical limitations but have adapted to thrive among humans and have resorted to some drastic measures to preserve their culture. And if they are trying to fight to keep their species from becoming extinct?… Vampire Warriors. Can’t get much more admirable than that.

There is something so basic and sexy about a vampire biting and taking in the essence of their mate as part of a bonding ritual or simply for lovemaking purposes. It takes the intimacy between lovers to a whole new level that is just incredibly sexy and irresistible.

By: Ashley V

Ashley V — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:59:35 +0000

I love vampires, I have ever since I was younger. My first look at vampires was the movie The Lost Boys. I thought they were so hot lol It’s been a ever growing love since then

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:04:54 +0000

I’m open to just about any depiction of vampires, and I love most in the reading about them. They are very fascinating yet somewhat frightening (probably more the latter if I were ever to meet one for real). Fav vampires? Hmm, tough choices but Emma Holly’s Upyr and JR Ward’s BDB definitely come to mind.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:25:14 +0000

When I was a young girl my mom would put me to bed and instead of telling me a happy go lucky story she would give me warnings like ” If there is a little boy scratching at your window, DON’T let him in” (Salem’s Lot). I grew up listening to all the warnings about Vampires from my mom. She absolutely loved them, me personally I was scared shitless. Back then and I am not mentioning years here, they were down right scary but still my mother wanted to leave her window open and have one bite her!
These days she would have appreciated the new breed of Vamps that grace the pages and she would find it very funny that I LOVE them all, even the creepy ones. I guess the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

Fave Movie ~ Dracula

Fave Vamp sheesh I am a vamp whore so I couldn’t pick just one =)

By: Terri W.

Terri W. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:08:18 +0000

My favorite TV vamp is Henry Fitzroy from “Blood Ties.”

My favorite book vamps are Zarek and Zsadist because I’m more into the tortured and brooding ones.

By: Lis

Lis — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:00:39 +0000

My favorite TV vamps are Spike and Angel, Bookwise I like Kerrelyn Sparks’ vamps. They’re fun

By: Katie Ann

Katie Ann — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:36:03 +0000

I have yet to actually find a good vampire movie yet, but am looking forward to the “True Blood” series; I really like the Southern Vampires series and how there is an entire culture surrounding them, so well developed. Those books also deal pretty well with the issue of humans finding out about vampires’ existence, it seems like there should be a lot more freaking out or at least contemplation in most books. Love Lynsay’s books, just wish Lucian had been a bit grumpier in his book, he seemed way declawed (defanged?) in “Bite Me If You Can.” Still looking forward to these!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:33:41 +0000

I wonder if I like vampires because they don’t ever go out in the sun. As a fair skinned redhead, who got a sunburn in 30 minutes on 10/24/07, I really like the no-sun thing.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:57:22 +0000

I think it’s interesting how vampires went from being completely evil, to slightly evil, to … well today’s mix. Either the super tormented dark vampire battling supernatural beings, etc – or the earlier Lydsay Sands vampires – who were just like [the nicer], say, Harlequin Romance heroes. I like the variety – the JR Ward Brotherhood vampires, to Kathy Love’s “Fangs” books. Regardless, they’re always angsty, super sexy, and have major fangs.

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:55:13 +0000

I have read Lynsay’s vampire books (1 to 6) and really liked them… and they were the first vampire books I had tried!