Supernatural Romance: Navigating the Forbidden Love Between Mortals and the Unseen

Count Dracula, the titular character of Bram Stoker's novel, is a centuries-old vampire who becomes infatuated with Mina Harker, a young woman engaged to Jonathan Harker.

Edward Cullen, a vampire with the ability to read minds, falls in love with Bella Swan, a mortal high school student, in the popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

Stefan Salvatore, a vampire with a compassionate nature, falls in love with Elena Gilbert, a human high school student, in the supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries.

Anita Blake, a vampire hunter with the ability to raise the dead, falls in love with Jean-Claude, a centuries-old vampire, in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress, falls in love with Bill Compton, a vampire with a troubled past, in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.

Daniel Grigori, a fallen angel who has been banished to Earth, falls in love with Lucinda Price, a mortal girl, in the Fallen series by Lauren Kate.

Patch Cipriano, a fallen angel who is cursed to walk the Earth, falls in love with Nora Grey, a mortal girl, in the Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick.

Lena Duchannes, a Caster with the power to manipulate the elements, falls in love with Ethan Wate, a mortal boy, in the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

Dimitri Belikov, a Dhampir who is tasked with protecting the Moroi vampires, falls in love with Rose Hathaway, a mortal girl who is training to become a Guardian, in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead.

Jace Wayland, a Shadowhunter with the ability to use runes, falls in love with Clary Fray, a mortal girl who discovers her hidden heritage as a Shadowhunter, in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.

Ash, a faerie prince with the ability to control fire, falls in love with Meghan Chase, a mortal girl who is transported to the faerie realm, in the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning.

Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, falls in love with Marissa, a mortal woman who is targeted by vampires, in the Darkfever series by J.R. Ward.

Aiden, a vampire with the ability to control shadows, falls in love with Zoe Nightshade, a mortal woman who is destined to become a vampire, in the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter.

Will Herondale, a Shadowhunter with the ability to use runes, falls in love with Tessa Gray, a mortal girl who is caught up in a dangerous plot involving demons and Shadowhunters, in The Mortal Instruments: The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare.

Julian Blackthorn, a Shadowhunter with the ability to control shadows, falls in love with Emma Carstairs, a mortal girl who is descended from a powerful line of Shadowhunters, in The Dark Artifices series by Cassandra Clare.