Hearts At Stake : The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey

from bn.com:

On Solange’s sixteenth birthday, she is going to wake up dead. As if that’s not bad enough, she also has to outwit her seven overprotective older brothers, avoid the politics involved with being the only daughter born to an ancient vampire dynasty, and elude Kieran Black—agent of an anti-vampire league who is searching for his father’s killer and is intent on staking Solange and her entire family.

Luckily she has her own secret weapon—her human best friend Lucy—who is willing to defend Solange’s right to a normal life, whether she’s being smothered by her well-intentioned brothers or abducted by a power-hungry queen. Two unlikely alliances are formed in a race to save Solange’s eternal life—Lucy and Solange’s brother Nicholas, and Solange and Kieran Black—in a dual romance that is guaranteed to jump start any romance-lover’s heart.
My thoughts:

As the first book in a series, I was fairly impressed. I really enjoyed it, even though it was a quick read. There are some situations that I would have loved to have more information on, but maybe they'll be touched on in future books of the series. I am definitely going to keep up with the series, because I am really interested in the characters and would like to see what Alyxandra Harvey has up her sleeve. I think she left the book with enough opened so she can explore more into the vampires and the hierarchy. I would have loved to see more in the relationships that develop, because they did feel a little rushed. While that was quick, it didn't hurt the book, just made it more fast paced. This is a quick read that I would recommend for a vacation read.