This series features Kitty Norville, a late-night DJ and new werewolf who gets the idea of creating "The Midnight Hour", a talk show for supernatural creatures. Kitty is a fun character to read and always has some witty comment ready. She is no leather-clad urban cowgirl, but thankfully she has some strong friends to help her when she stumbles into trouble. 6+ books.

Repairman Jack is amazing. The author does an outstanding job of taking "what if" scenarios and turning them into a supernatural phenomenon that Jack has to take care of, be it a haunted mansion (Haunted Air), a global cult (Crisscross) or ancient Indian demons (The Tomb). Jack is a true urban mercenary with an incredible character. The series is very long, but I wouldn't miss a single book.

Another female protagonist working at a radio station, but the similarity to Kitty Norville ends there. This series deals with vampires instead of werewolves, and for once the vampires aren't all dark and uber-mysterious, but feel very normal. The highlight of this series for me is the relationship between Ceara and Shane, and Shane, despite being a vampire, actually has more issues than Ceara.

American Gods stands out as one of Neil Gaiman’s best novels. Long and detailed, the supernatural world blends in easily with the real world as Shadow, an ex-convict and generally nice guy, gets recruited by Odin the Norse God (disguised as a con artist) to do various tasks. This book is long and often serious but still has quite a bit of humor in it. Warning: The sex and language can be intense.

In this book, vampirism isn't supernatural but a disease, called the Vyrus. The main character, Joe, is more a hitman than a detective, but he plays at being both. Written in unique prose that is sharp and short but often confusing. Joe is tough guy who doesn’t play well at being hero. Warning: has lots of crude language and deals with mature subjects. 4-Book Series.

Normally I avoid romances, but this series is just too funny to ignore. Aisling Grey finds her way into trouble without really trying. While there’s lot of sex, it doesn't get in the way of the plot. Aisling's boyfriend is Drake, who (yes) fits the category of uber-dark and mysterious. Oh, and Drake's a dragon. In fact, most of the series revolves around dragons (can't really go wrong with that).

Take a classic Al Capone 1920s gangster story and add vampires in the mix and you have the Vampire Files, featuring Jack Flemming, freelance reporter, who gets turned into a vampire while in the midst of some sleuthing. Jack can dissipate into mist and hypnotize people, which is very useful for sleuthing. Yet Jack always seems to find trouble. Gets kinda boring after the 4th book.

Like most historical novels, this series may have too many slow moments to keep most people entertained. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, where in addition to fighting by land and sea, the British also fight by air. On dragons. Lawrence, a sea captain, is assigned to the dragon corps. when he accidentally picks up the rare egg of a powerful Chinese dragon, whom he names Temeraire.