If it had been a Harlequin romance novel, the vaguely abusive but mostly misunderstood VC would probably have gotten the founder, after several speeches about how she was not to be tamed.
My not-so-secret shame is that I have a Kindle full of urban fantasy, which is essentially isomorphic to romance, except the bodices get ripped with retractable claws. Oh, and the lover is her sire, so he has a excuse for being abusive and controlling when he isn't being a suave sex machine. By the way, she didn't consent to being turned but kind of enjoyed it anyhow. Both parts of that are major plot points, frequently returned to.
The worst part of it is I just can't stop reading them. sigh
Typically they're marketed under an identifiable naming scheme and the heroine's name. I'm going to give you titles from the first in the series, you can search on Amazon to find the rest.
Let's see: Dead Witch Watching (my first urban fantasy series and a decent one to get started on if you're new to the genre). Succubus Blues (an... amusing choice in a protagonist). Trick of the Light. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs ("He vamped me against my will, comedy edition"). Some Girls Bite ("He vamped me against my will, drama edition" -- probably the quickest teach-you-the-tropes book on this list).
Most urban fantasy isn't very good (at least what I've read so far: Justine Musk, Mike Carey, some others). But if you get a chance, read Lev Grossman's The Magicians: http://jseliger.com/2009/08/28/the-magicians-lev-grossman . Although it's more straight-up fantasy than urban fantasy, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is also excellent.
