Conclusion to the Summer of the Vampire

I have started Dark Dance by Tannith Lee. Thirty or so pages in, it's off to a fairly promising start. Ms. Lee's writing is pretty thick with imagery, and while some of it is a little heavy-handed, it has added a little to the experience so far. Oddly, the last scene I read reminded me of a Thomas Hardy novel or of Wuthering Heights. I hope the book is good, though, because my other three blood-sucker books have been a bit of a let down. None of them grabbed me (by the throat, maybe?) that much. We'll see.