Tanya Huff's Victoria Nelson books. They TECHNICALLY were published in the 1990s, but the omnibus editions came out in the 2000s, and the equally awesome spin-off triology about Tony Foster (not technically about vampires, not to the same extent as the Victoria Nelson books, but featuring a vampire main character) WERE published between 2004-2006. There was a terrible TV series based on the Victoria ones - don't watch it. It makes me cringe lots.
Victoria "Victory" Nelson is a PI who used to be a cop before her eyesight degenerated to the point of night-blindness, and she quit rather than be forced into a desk job. Henry Fitzroy is the bastard song of King Henry VIII turned vampire turned romance novelist, living in Toronto. Mike Celluci is Vicky's short-tempered ex-partner and sometimes romantic interest. Together, they fight crime! Supernatural crime. They make morally grey choices! They tread the line between justice and revenge! Vicky kicks ass! Henry and Mike are permitted to help!
Tony Foster is the street-kid-turned-psuedo-respectable who works on a syndicated television show about a vampire detective during the day... and then very pointedly does NOT go home to a vampire detective at night. Because. The whole thing where said vampire sort of kind of owns his soul? NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT. There's a hilariously awesome cast of secondary characters that I tried to list but gave up because there are too many awesome people. Zev! Amy! Mason! CB! SO MUCH AWESOME. Also, Tony has a giant crush on Lee, the male co-star of the show. Also, Tony become a wizard. (Hilarity ensues.)
Both series are dark supernatual romance/comedy/action type books (yay for genre-benders!), but the Victoria Nelson books (the "blood books") are heavier on the romance, while the Tony Foster books (the "smoke books") are heavier on the hilarity. Starting with the Tony Foster books, if that strikes your fancy, would be perfectly doable.
...I love these books. They make me proselytize. As you may have noticed. *sheepish*
I have read the series with Victoria and Henry! <3 It is glorious. I think the first two are my favorites. Do not think I've ever read the Tony Foster books.
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Victoria "Victory" Nelson is a PI who used to be a cop before her eyesight degenerated to the point of night-blindness, and she quit rather than be forced into a desk job. Henry Fitzroy is the bastard song of King Henry VIII turned vampire turned romance novelist, living in Toronto. Mike Celluci is Vicky's short-tempered ex-partner and sometimes romantic interest. Together, they fight crime! Supernatural crime. They make morally grey choices! They tread the line between justice and revenge! Vicky kicks ass! Henry and Mike are permitted to help!
Tony Foster is the street-kid-turned-psuedo-respectable who works on a syndicated television show about a vampire detective during the day... and then very pointedly does NOT go home to a vampire detective at night. Because. The whole thing where said vampire sort of kind of owns his soul? NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT. There's a hilariously awesome cast of secondary characters that I tried to list but gave up because there are too many awesome people. Zev! Amy! Mason! CB! SO MUCH AWESOME. Also, Tony has a giant crush on Lee, the male co-star of the show. Also, Tony become a wizard. (Hilarity ensues.)
Both series are dark supernatual romance/comedy/action type books (yay for genre-benders!), but the Victoria Nelson books (the "blood books") are heavier on the romance, while the Tony Foster books (the "smoke books") are heavier on the hilarity. Starting with the Tony Foster books, if that strikes your fancy, would be perfectly doable.
...I love these books. They make me proselytize. As you may have noticed. *sheepish*
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