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Can anyone suggest a few authors/series of vampire romance novels?

I am looking for a few new adult series or authors to read. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon and JR Ward. I also like Nina Bangs, Lynsay Sands, and Lynn Veihl. I tried Christine Feehan, but I just couldn't get into it.
I don't want books aimed for children or young adults. So don't use the "T" word. I like books with a bit of sex, but I don't want it to be the whole book.
If anyone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it.

have read all the same authors and I love ALL of them. Others that I love are:

"The Immortals After Dark" series by Kresley Cole.
A great series and I find when I read these books that I'm sucked into the story and then all of a sudden I find myself cracking-up with laughter because of something that is said or done (mainly something involoving "Nutty" Nix ^_^). The first time this happened I was so surprised I had to re-read the whole page because I didn't see it coming and I wanted to re-live the laughter =). I'm not saying this series is a comedy or anything, but there is some humour involved. Here's a blurb:

Every creature or being that was thought to be mythical . . . isn’t.

They all secretly exist alongside humans and enjoy the gift of immortality. There are hundreds of different kinds: from Vampires to Lykae, from Furies to Shifters, from the Fey to Valkyries.

These immortals call their world The Lore.

You may have had a brush with one of Lorekind already. The eccentric billionaire with hypnotic charisma—and an aversion to sunlight. The ethereal waif of impossible beauty—whose fingernails look more like claws. The Highlander with a seventeenth-century Scottish accent and animal magnetism—who can never be penciled in on the night of the full moon.

They walk among us, but they war among themselves. Each faction has its strengths, weaknesses, and age old prejudices against the others. Every five hundred years, the Accession, a battle for supremacy, rages. That time is now. . . .

~ Alyssa Day
The first book in the Warriors of Poseidon series is "Atlantis Rising"

Eleven thousand years ago, before the seas swallowed the Atlanteans, Poseidon assigned a few chosen warriors to act as sentinels for humans in the new world. There was only one rule-desiring them was forbidden. But rules were made to be broken...

When she calls... Riley Dawson is more than a dedicated Virginia Beach social worker. She's blessed with a mind link that only Atlanteans have been able to access for thousands of years. Being an "empath" may explain her wistful connection to the roiling waves of the ocean, the sanctuary it provides, and the sexual urges that seem to emanate from fathoms below...

He will come. Conlan, the High Prince of Atlantis, has surfaced on a mission to retrieve Poseidon's stolen trident. Yet something else has possessed Conlan: the intimate emotions-and desires-of a human. Irresistibly drawn to the uncanny beauty, Conlan soon shares more than his mind. But in the midst of a battle to reclaim Poseidon's power, how long can a forbidden love last between two different souls from two different worlds?

~ Gena Showalter
The first book in the Lords of the Underworld series is "The Darkest Night"

His powers -- Inhuman
His passion -- Beyond immortal . . .

All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member -- a man trapped in a hell of his own.

Neither can resist the instant hunger than calms their torments . . . and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction -- and a soul-shattering test of love . . .

~ Robin D. Owens
The first book in the Celta series is "Heart Mate"

"Today you will meet your HeartMate." Rand T'Ash's blood thrummed in his temples as he stared at his Divination Dice...

All his life, Rand T-Ash has looked forward to meeting his HeartMate, with whom he could begin a family. Once a street tough but now a respected nobleman and artisan, he has crafted the perfect HeartGift, which, in the custom of the psychically-gifted population of the planet Celta, is the way a man finds -- and attracts -- his wife...

Danith Mallow is irresistibly drawn to the magnificent necklace on display in T'Ash's shop, but she is wary of its creator, despite an overpowering attraction. In a world where everyone is defined by their psychic ability. Danith has little, and thus is at the opposite end of the social spectrum from T'Ash. But T'Ash refused to accept her rejection, and sees it as a challenge instead. They are HeartMates, but can T'Ash persuade his beloved to accept her destiny by his side?

They are just a few authors. If you'd like any more suggestions (I have heaps more ^_^) just email me =)

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