For those of you who like vampires but thought the Twilight Saga was too sparkly and lovey-dovey... I have a series for you! Most of you vamp lovers out there probably already know about Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels, aka The Southern Vampire Mysteries. The first one is called Dead Until Dark.
They are the books that inspires the HBO series TrueBlood. 
I LOVE these books, and the show! I have all the books except for the most recent one (waiting for it to come out in paperback), and the first season of TrueBlood on DVD.  They are great because they are easy to read in a couple days but still very entertaining. They aren't meant for teens, so there's not a whole lot of overly gushy romance scenes. Just blood and guts, the way it should be.
The next book is called Dead in the Family and comes out May 4th.
You can order all the books and the TV series on amazon.ca
Check them out! They are great!