This book is nothing like any of the Anne Rice books (people think it is just because it takes place in the american south and deals with a vampire).This book had very little in the way of vampire lore, and read more like a romance novel than a horror novel. The language was not as good as Anne Rice's either.I, too was hoping this would read like an Anne Rice book, but was disappointed (especially after browsing the horror section of the bookstore for almost an hour, looking for a good vampire story - most of the books seemed really cheesy, based on the description). I am confident that Wendy Haley will never replace Anne Rice as the queen of the supernatural. The caliber of writing in the Rice books is much higher (at least when comparing them to "These fallen angels".As an aside (and as my personal opinion), the Anne Rice's witch books (especially the first two) are even better than her vampire books.