Okay, so I've gotten caught up in a drama series, which is rare for me. I do not watch soap operas, I don't do the Desperate Housewives thing... but here's a series I can get caught up in... Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series. As far as my reads go, I usually lean towards the more academic choices, expanding my mind and pushing the limits of my own knowledge... But this is a great guilty pleasure and a nice side track.
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake is a vampire executioner, a necromancer, friend to every troubled monster, and a nasty foe to all who oppose her. Her small stautre is offset by her vorvacious appetite for revenge and justice. I love her nasty little attitude. I think my favorite quote is when Anita says "The quickest way to a man's heart is 6 inches of steel right between the ribs".
Start with Guilty Pleasures, followed by The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned, and Luantic Cafe... careful, these novels are as infectious as a vampire's glance.