Skin Hunger, by Kathleen Duey

Magic has been banned in the world where Sadima lives. With her family's valuables stolen and her mother left to die on the day of her birth Sadima's life starts out rough. Her solace in life is the gift she has with animals. It comes from the magic hidden within her. The only magic left in the world is hidden, in fables, old songs, and in the select few people, like Sadima. But, when someone discovers her secret, Sadima begins a journey that will take her to places she never imagined and to discovers secrets she will wish she never had.

House of Night Series, by PC + Kristin Cast

Enter the dark, magical world of The House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird has just been Marked as a fledgling vampyre and joins the House of Night, a school where she will train to become an adult vampire. That is, if she makes it through the Change--and not all of those who are Marked do.

This isn't just a vampyre book. The Four Elements are incorporated in this book. Special vampyres are given an affinity with one of the elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, or Water. So amid the darkness of the vampyre story, there is magic, spell casting, and a variety of odd legend mixed in.

The one downside to this book/series was that it was a little graphic, there were mild scenes of sexuality- which weren't necessary. Other than that small part, this is an amazing series, book 7 comes out in April.