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''The Gardella Vampire Chronicles'' by Colleen Gleason are, roughly speaking, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''...[-[[RecycledINSPACE IN]] [[RegencyEngland REGENCY ENGLAND]]!-]

Victoria Gardella Grantworth is from the [[TheClan Gardella clan]] of [[VampireHunter Venators]], [[SuperpowerfulGenetics vampire slayers]]. She and her aunt Eustacia, current head of the family, are the last direct descendants of the original Gardella vampire slayer. She has to balance having a normal life as a society lady and running around slaying vampires, as well as finding someone to sire the next Gardella heir. The series is well known for its LoveTriangle.

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[[folder: The five books in the (completed for now) series are: ]]

* ''The Rest Falls Away''
* ''Rises the Night''
* ''The Bleeding Dusk''
* ''When Twilight Burns''
* ''As Shadows Fade''
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!!Examples of:
* BadassNormal: Max [[BroughtDownToNormal at times]]. At any rate, he wasn't a born Venator and TookALevelInBadass to become one.
%%* ClingyMacGuffin ([[RingOfPower Rings of Jubal]])
%%* CombatHaircomb
%%* ConflictingLoyalty: Sebastian
%%* DeathSeeker: Max
%%* DemonSlaying
%%* DismantledMacGuffin (Rings of Jubal)
%%* TheDitz: Lady Melly and her friends.
%%* EvilMinions: the Tutela
%%* FaceHeelTurn and HeelFaceTurn: Max and Sebastian do this frequently.
%%* FantasyContraception: a potion Victoria takes
%%* GoodIsNotNice: Max in a nutshell.
%%* GorgeousPeriodDress
* HiddenWeapons: Victoria hides her WoodenStake in her hair when she goes to fancy events.
%%* HostageForMacGuffin (done often)
%%* LadykillerInLove: Sebastian
%%* LoveTriangle
%%* MacGuffin. Most of the plots revolve around them, including:
%%* MementoMacGuffin (vis bullae)
%%* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: offed by her favorite student, no less. On her orders.]]
%%* NoBodyLeftBehind
%%* OldMaster: Eustacia
* OurVampiresAreDifferent. They're pretty much AlwaysChaoticEvil. Also, OurDemonsAreDifferent and [[spoiler: OurAngelsAreDifferent]].
%%* [[spoiler: GrandparentalBetrayal]]
%%* PassingTheTorch:
* RedPillBluePill: This is what's offered (in the form of a hypnotic amulet) to any Gardella who doesn't want to be a slayer. It also works as RetCon.
%%* RivalsTeamUp
%%* SacrificialLion [[spoiler: Phillip]]
%%* StakingTheLovedOne: most of the characters at one point or another.
%%* SupernaturalMartialArts
%%* SurvivorGuilt
* SweetPollyOliver: Victoria dresses as a man frequently when she's off slaying.
%%* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Phillip.
%%* RingOfPower: which give SuperStrength.
%%* WrongGuyFirst, twice.
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