A quick alternative to Twilight

I can't remember who recommended Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber, but I'm glad she did! Raven is 16 and quite the outcast - black lipstick, black nails, combat boots, and only one friend. She'd actually like to be a vampire when she grows up, and that isn't likely to happen in her boring town of "Dullsville." But when the local haunted mansion gets a new family, complete with the creepy butler and pale, hunky Alexander Sterling, things start looking up. The story involves both the Goth life and typical situations at school, and throughout it all, the reader wonders along with Raven...is Alexander really the vampire that will make Raven's dream come true? A more light-hearted alternative to Twilight, fans of this book will apprecate the rest in the Vampire Kisses series, too.