Anita Blake was good for the first eight books. Then it just turned into porn. The Vampire Diaries books were pretty good, but then they went and made a tv show out of it this year and it looks like they fucked it all up. Except Ian Somerhalder or whatever his last name is as Damon. He's freaking hot and pretty perfect for the part.
But, these were all read before I went through my very own horror story, so I might have a different opinion if I reread them now.