Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
04/23/19
ISBN:
0-06-285517-4
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-285517-6
Dewey:
Fic
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
When a young boy makes a 911 call, saying he's afraid his neighbor is in danger from someone who might be a vampire, it draws the attention of the powerful Notte family, putting his aunt on a path to love with her fated mate.Petronella "Pet" Stone is watching her nephew, Parker, when she meets the Nottes, taking special notice of tall, dark, and handsome Santo. Pet doesn't know the Nottes have been drawn to the neighborhood by an emergency call Parker made out of worry for his neighbor Mr. Purdy. She only knows that she's seen the Notte's "glowing eyes" before, in China, when she was 6 and her mother and stepfather, an Enforcer, were viciously killed by a group of immortal criminals. Pet distrusts the Nottes until they rescue Parker from a break-in and he explains the 911 call and that they believe Mr. Purdy is in danger from his murderous cousin. Pet also acts on a ridiculous attraction to Santo, and while she's deciding whether or not to become his immortal match, she and Santo share details from their tragic pasts that help them bond. Meanwhile, attacks against her family escalate. Sands continues her popular Argeneau series with a Chinese heroine who mates with a Notte and opens the door to yet another band of heroes and villains readers might anticipate in future titles. The romance between Santo and Pet is compelling, but their individual backstories are horrifying. The rest is the usual combination of Argeneau vampire mythology, incendiary sex, touches of humor, and generally interesting storytelling.Typical fare for Sands' Argeneau series.
Irresistible desire and thrilling suspense combine in this electrifying new Argeneau novel from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands.
For close to three thousand years the imposing, impossibly handsome Santo Notte has fought in armies across the world and battled his own, more personal enemies. Of all the places he might expect to encounter his life mate, a quiet corner of upstate New York doesn’t seem likely. But as soon as he makes contact with history professor Petronella Stone, while hunting down a suspected rogue immortal, he knows that she will be the greatest adventure of his eternal life.
He expects her to be surprised, confused, even overwhelmed. What he doesn’t expect is that Pet has a secret history of her own. There’s no mistaking the mind-blowing, mutual pleasure they share. But as Pet struggles to protect her nephew from a danger lurking too close to home, Santo realizes there’s another threat to her safety—him. And claiming their passionate future will be impossible until he leaves his past behind, forever…