Who's ready for a "help me find this book" thread?

[Binarydrone]

I think that this one will test the powers of the SDMB, because the details are a bit (OK, a lot) vague. Here is what I remember:

It is a vampire book and I am almost positive that it is told from the First Person perspective. Vampires are categorized by types according to their powers. I believe that the protagonist is one of the most powerful types and calls himself a "Vlad" but then at the end of the book thinks he might be an even more powerful type (perhaps called an "Emperor"?).

I think that the book that I read was part of a series because as I recall there were a lot of lose ends. I am also pretty sure that this was a book that I checked out from the library and so it will be hard for me to pin down when it was written.

That's about all I remember. Anyone have any ideas?

[montag01]

Could it be Staked (http://www.lovevampires.com/jflstaked.html) by J.F. Lewis?

Staked has its own unique take on the modern day vampire myth and is populated by four different types of vampires. There are Drones, not very intelligent or talented they reside at the bottom of the vampire pecking order. Soldiers, who have limited shape changing abilities and can fight but are relatively easy to kill. Next in strength are the Master vampires who have most of the traditional vampire powers, and then there are Vlads.

[Binarydrone]

Holy hell, I think that may be it. Damn but you folks are good!